Scicli
A Baroque town where three valleys meet. Via Francesco Mormino Penna is practically an open-air museum, and the town served as the police station setting in the TV series Inspector Montalbano.
Scicli lies about 10 km south of Modica, surrounded by rocky hills and caves. Its Baroque churches and palaces, rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake, are part of the Val di Noto World Heritage listing. The main street, Via Francesco Mormino Penna, is lined with several churches and palaces. The grotesque face carvings beneath the balcony of Palazzo Beneventano are fun to spot. The town hall served as the Vigàta police station in the TV series Inspector Montalbano, and for a fee you can visit the 'Inspector's office.' You can climb to the ruins of the Church of San Matteo on the hilltop to overlook the whole town. Few tourists come here, so it suits a slow wander.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Modica
- Ragusa Ibla
- Cava d'Ispica
- Donnafugata Castle
- Punta Secca
- Palazzolo Acreide
- Noto
- Vendicari Nature Reserve