Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
of archaeological finds from Modica and Cava d'Ispica, dating back to the Neolithic peri-
od.
BEST PIAZZAS
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Piazza del Duomo (
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)
- Syracuse's refined outdoor drawing room is set around the city's triumphal
Duomo.
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Piazza Municipio (
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) - Noto's golden baroque architecture surrounds this graceful square.
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Piazza Duomo (
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)
- sloping down from Ragusa's fairy-tale cathedral, this is an open-air masterpiece.
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Piazza del Popolo (
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) - an impressive baroque square in the charming and oft-overlooked country
town of Palazzolo Acreide.
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Corso Umberto I (above) - OK, so it's not a piazza, but Modica's lively central street cuts a dashing swath.
Eating
Taverna Nicastro
( 093 294 58 84; Via S Antonino 28; meals €14-20; dinner Tue-Sat)
With over 60 years of history
and a long-standing Slow Food recommendation, this is one of the upper town's most au-
thentic and atmospheric restaurants, and a bargain to boot. The carnivore-friendly menu
includes grilled meat, boiled veal, lamb stew and pasta specialities such as ricotta ravioli
with pork
ragù
.
SICILIAN
€
La Rusticana
( 093 294 29 50; Viale Medaglie d'Oro 34; meals €25; dinner daily, lunch Sun)
A rustic trattoria in
Modica Bassa, close to the railway station, where you can try hearty country fare from the
region, such as
focaccia
stuffed with potato and onion, or ricotta and sausage, and bean
and vegetable minestrone. Mains range from roast rabbit to lamb, though there is fish on
the menu too. It's cheap and charming, and Slow Food recommended.
TRATTORIA
€
Dolceria Bonajuto
( 093 294 12 25;
www.bonajuto.it
;
Corso Umberto I 159; 9am-1.30pm Mon-Sat, 4.30-8.30pm daily)
Sicily's
oldest chocolate factory is the perfect place to taste Modica's famous chocolate. Flavoured
with cinnamon, vanilla, orange peel and even hot peppers, it's a legacy of the town's
Spanish overlords who imported cocoa from their South American colonies.
CHOCOLATE
€
SICILIAN
€
Osteria dei Sapori Perduti
