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Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-eastern Sicily)

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Brief Description The eight towns in south eastern Sicily Caltagirone Militello Val di Catania Catania Modica Noto Palazzolo Ragusa and Scicli were all
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The first days of my stay in Sicily I spent in the town of Noto Its main street the Corso Vittorio Emanuele is lined with wonderful baroque palaces and public buildings the ideal
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Using a rental car it s very easy to visit some of the other towns around Noto I drove to Modica Ragusa and Scicli on Easter Monday Modica is an elegant town with probably the best
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ICOMOS compares the Val di Noto to Mdina and Valetta on Malta Also tainted by the same earthquake though to a lesser degree the same Arab influences and the elaborate balconies are
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Liotru symbol of the city view of Mt Etna Catania city southern Italy capital of Catania Province on the eastern coast of Sicily at the base of Mount Etna It is a major seaport and a commercial and
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baths Also here are a cathedral founded 11th century and Ursino Castle 13th century The University of Catania 1443 the first university established in Sicily is here Fontana dell Amenano at the entrance to the Fish Market Photos of the Fish and Vegetable Market
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Finance building Mussolini period building on Plazza Bellini Photos of the Bellini Opera
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marble of Eliodorus 8th century AD official coach
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clothes for the children
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