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tional ways while making constant use of classic Sicilian ingredients such as pistachios,
fennel, almonds and Nero d'Avola wine. Book ahead.

Information

10am-1pm & 3.30-6.30pm) At the west- Tourist office ( 093 268 47 80; Piazza della Repubblica;

ern edge of the lower town.

Getting There & Around

BUS
Long-distance and municipal buses share a terminal on Via Zama in the upper town. Buy
tickets at the Interbus/Etna kiosk in the main lot or at cafes around the corner. Interbus
( www.interbus.it ) runs to Catania (€8.30, two hours, five to 12 daily). AST ( 093 268 18 18;
www.aziendasicilianatrasporti.it ) serves Syracuse (€6.90, three hours, eight daily Monday to
Saturday, two on Sunday) via Modica (€2.40, 30 minutes) and Noto (€4.80, 2¼ hours).
City bus 33 (€1.10) runs hourly between the bus terminal and the lower town of Ragusa
Ibla. From the train station, bus 11 (bus 1 on Sundays) makes a similar circuit.

TRAIN
From the station in the upper town, there are two trains to Syracuse (€7.65, 2¼ hours) via
Noto (€5.75, 1½ hours) Monday to Saturday.