Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
style is the
ravioli casarecci di ricotta al sugo di maiale
(homemade ricotta ravioli with
pork
ragù
) and cheese platter.
Information
Tourist office
(
093 147 21 81;
www.comune.palazzolo.acreide.sr.it
; Piazza del Popolo 7;
9am-1pm & 3-7pm)
Getting There & Around
BUS
Regular AST buses connect with Syracuse (€4, 1¼ hours).
CAR
Palazzolo is 40km west of Syracuse via the scenic SS124.
TOP OF CHAPTER
Noto
POP 23,765 / ELEV 160M
Located less than 40km south of Syracuse, Noto boasts one of Sicily's most beautiful his-
toric centres. The
pièce de résistance
is Corso Vittorio Emanuele, an elegantly manicured
walkway flanked by thrilling baroque
palazzi
and churches. Stunning at any time of the
day, it is especially fabulous in the early evening when the lovely red-gold buildings seem
to glow with a soft inner light.
Although a town called Noto or Netum has existed here for many centuries, the Noto
that you see today dates to the early 18th century, when it was almost entirely rebuilt in
the wake of the devastating 1693 earthquake. Creator of many of the finest buildings was
Rosario Gagliardi, a local architect whose extroverted style also graces churches in Mod-
ica and Ragusa.
