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97010 Giarratana, Province of Ragusa, Italy
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Giarratana

Sicily, Italy · Europe

About Giarratana

Giarratana is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Monterosso Almo, 44km from Syracuse.

Giarratana is in Sicily, Italy, with about 2,900 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Monterosso Almo, about 5 km away.

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What is there to see near Giarratana?

Within an hour or so of Giarratana: Ragusa Ibla (14 km), Antica Dolceria Bonajuto (21 km), Noto (30 km), Syracuse (44 km).

Are there any good drives near Giarratana?

The nearest famous roads are Targa Florio Circuit (Madonie).

Where is Giarratana?

Giarratana is in Sicily, Italy, about 5 km from Monterosso Almo.

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Quick Information

Population
2,932
Continent
Europe
Country
Italy
Region
Sicily
Timezone
Europe/Rome
Coordinates
37.0474, 14.7945

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Italy

Police
113
Ambulance
118
Fire
115
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.

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Worth the detour from Giarratana

7 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

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.

14 km · about 25 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.

21 km · about 25 min drive

landmark

Noto

A golden Baroque town rebuilt after an earthquake, a UNESCO showpiece of honey-coloured façades.

30 km · about 35 min drive

ancient ruins

Syracuse

An ancient Sicilian city once rivaling Athens in power, with a stunning Baroque island center on Ortigia and vast Greek ruins.

44 km · about 50 min drive

landmark

Ortigia, Syracuse

The honey-stone island heart of ancient Syracuse, layering Greek temple, Baroque piazza and seafront in one.

44 km · about 50 min drive

landmark

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'.

45 km · about 50 min drive

ancient ruins

Villa Romana del Casale

A luxurious Roman villa near Piazza Armerina with the world's richest collection of ancient mosaics.

54 km · about 60 min drive

Driving roads near Giarratana

  • 79 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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