ancient ruins
Syracuse
An ancient Sicilian city once rivaling Athens in power, with a stunning Baroque island center on Ortigia and vast Greek ruins.
12 km · about 20 min drive
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Floridia
Sicily, Italy · Europe
About Floridia
Floridia is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Solarino, 12km from Syracuse.
Floridia is in Sicily, Italy, with about 22,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Solarino, about 4 km away.
Floridia (Italian pronunciation: [floˈriːdja]; Sicilian: Çurìddia or Ciurìddia, pronounced [çʊˈɾidːja]; from Latin Florae dies 'day of Flora' or the adjective floridus 'florid') is an Italian town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily.
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What is there to see near Floridia?
Within an hour or so of Floridia: Syracuse (12 km), Ortigia, Syracuse (13 km), Noto (23 km), Marzamemi (38 km).
Are there any good drives near Floridia?
The nearest famous roads are Targa Florio Circuit (Madonie).
Where is Floridia?
Floridia is in Sicily, Italy, about 4 km from Solarino.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 22,089
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Sicily
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 37.0834, 15.1533
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Italy
ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
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Worth the detour from Floridia
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Ortigia, Syracuse
The honey-stone island heart of ancient Syracuse, layering Greek temple, Baroque piazza and seafront in one.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Noto
A golden Baroque town rebuilt after an earthquake, a UNESCO showpiece of honey-coloured façades.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Marzamemi
17th-century tuna-fishery hamlet at Sicily's southeast tip, its golden-stone piazza and tonnara buildings ringing a tiny double harbour. Summer evenings fill the square with open-air trattorie serving bottarga and tuna 'ham'.
38 km · about 45 min drive
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Ragusa Ibla
The older, lower half of Ragusa: late-baroque palaces and stairways rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake, crowned by the Duomo di San Giorgio's wedding-cake facade. Best first seen from the Santa Maria delle Scale steps across the ravine.
40 km · about 45 min drive
cafe
Antica Dolceria Bonajuto
Sicily's oldest chocolate house (1880), keeping alive Modica's Aztec-derived cold-worked chocolate: grainy bars spiced with cinnamon or chilli, plus 'mpanatigghi pastries filled with chocolate and beef. Down an alley off Corso Umberto in Modica Alta.
43 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Floridia
- 74 kmTorre del Filosofo (Etna Summit)The high-altitude viewpoint near Mount Etna's summit craters offering surreal volcanic landscapes and sweeping Sicilian panoramas.
Driving in Italy
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.82/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€8.50/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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