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includes grilled meat, boiled veal, lamb stew and pasta specialities such as ricotta ravioli
with pork
ragù
(meat sauce).
Fattoria delle Torri
( 093 275 12 86; Vico Napolitano 14, Modica Alta; meals from €35; closed Sun evening & Mon)
This is one of Modica's smartest restaurants. Housed in an elegant 18th-century
palazzo
,
it has a beautiful dining area with tables set under stone arches, and bay windows looking
onto a small internal garden. The seafood is particularly gorgeous, especially when com-
bined with a crisp, dry white wine such as Cerasuolo di Vittoria.
SEAFOOD
€€
La Locanda del Colonnello
( 093 275 24 23; Vico Biscari 6; meals €25-30; lunch & dinner Wed-Mon)
This is a fantastic
place to try Sicilian specialities with an original twist - like
macco di fave
(broad bean
mash) with roasted octopus. For something more traditional, try the ravioli stuffed with
ricotta and marjoram in a pork sauce, or the roast lamb with potatoes. Finish with a
smooth
gelo di limone
(lemon jelly).
SICILIAN
€€
Information
Tourist office
( 093 275 96 34;
www.comune.modica.rg.it
;
Corso Umberto I 141; 9am-1pm &
3.30-7.30pm Mon-Sat, 10am-1pm Sun)
Can supply the odd map or list, but no English is
spoken.
Getting There & Away
BUS
Frequent buses run Monday to Saturday from Piazzale Falcone-Borsellino at the top of
Corso Umberto I to Syracuse (€6), Noto (€3.90) and Ragusa (€2.40); on Sunday, service
is limited to two buses in each direction.
TRAIN
From Modica's station, 600m southwest of the centre, there are three trains daily (one on
Sunday) to Syracuse (€7, 1¾ hours) and six (one on Sunday) to Ragusa (€2.25, 25
minutes).
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