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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 combined
with a crisp, dry white wine such as Cerasuolo di Vittoria.
SICILIAN
€€
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 li-
mone
(lemon jelly).
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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Ragusa
POP 72,800 / ELEV 502M
Like a grand old dame, Ragusa is a dignified and well-aged provincial town. Like every
other town in the region, Ragusa collapsed after the 1693 earthquake; a new town called
Ragusa Superiore was built on a high plateau above the original settlement. But the old ar-
istocracy were loath to leave their tottering
palazzi
and rebuilt Ragusa Ibla on the original
site. The two towns were only merged in 1927.
