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UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Scicli (pronounced like sheekly) is a small town among the Iblei hills in the Ragusa province on the southeast of Sicily. It is one of the "Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto" listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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Church of Saint John the Evangelist
This church stood next to a Benedictine Monastery, whose place in the early 20th century was taken by the Palazzo Municipale. The church was built sometime between 1760 and 1765. It has a concave-convex baroque façade with three levels and a large, oval dome with stained glass windows. The interior walls and ceiling are covered in paintings and stucco reliefs.
Chiesa della Madonna di Monserrato
This "cave" church was built around 1516 on the hill Monte Campagna that overlooks the city. A statue of the Madonna is here and has numerous healings attributed to it.
An interesting former church with a rectangular façade (17th-18th centuries).
ex Convento della Croce
An austere late Gothic convent which survived the earthquake of 1693. Now it belongs to the state.
This is an excellent example of the Baroque style in Scicli. This palace features interesting gargoyles on the balcony lintels.
Built in 17th-18th centuries. The Pinacoteca comunale, which occupies the building, has a collection consists of works by artists of the Gruppo di Scicli.
One of the first and largest Baroque palaces in the town. Its 18th-century façade is richly decorated.
Patanè
Palazzo Municipio
Built at the beginning of the 20th century.
This is an ancient neighborhood, now an archaeological park, that was carved into the rock. In ancient times the area was used as a cemetery. It was gradually transformed into a settlement in the early medieval period, coinciding with the Arab conquest, and was occupied without interruption until the middle of the tenth century.
Cave Museum
A museum in a cave dwelling.
A former private garden of the Barons of Penna. It's now a well kept villa comunale worth for a break in a hot day. At the topmost terraces on the west there is a Capuchin monastery.
This event commemorates the dispute between the Saracens and Christians (the Normans) in 1091. It takes place in the last week of May and celebrates the intervention of the Madonna delle Milizie (Virgin Mary, literally translated as the Madonna of the Militia) on behalf of the Christians. The events are replayed as an open air game and the week finishes with religious services.
This bakery has been in business since 1966. They offer an assortment of pastries in addition to chocolates, candy, and local honey.
This palace has been converted into a hotel. The interior is clean and bright. This hotel has free breakfast, a restaurant, and a café with outdoor seating. Car parking is offered and bike rentals are available.
By train
By bus
Bus connections are served by the Azienda Siciliana Trasporti (AST) in the south of the province of Ragusa, and especially towards Modica.
By car
From the A18 Messina - Syracuse (which ends at Rosolini), Scicli can be reached via SS115 which makes a sharp turn into Ispica and heads toward Modica.
By bus
There area is served by the AST bus system. There are not many bus stops in the town.
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