Sicily, Italy · Europe
Ragusa is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Modica, 53km from Syracuse.
Ragusa is in Sicily, Italy, with about 74,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Modica, about 8 km away.
Ragusa Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Ragusa, Cattedrale di San Giovanni Battista) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Ragusa, Sicily, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. The present church dates from the early 18th century. It has been the seat of the Bishops of Ragusa since the establishment of the diocese in 1950.
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Within an hour or so of Ragusa: Antica Dolceria Bonajuto (8 km), Noto (31 km), Marzamemi (41 km), Syracuse (53 km).
The nearest famous roads are Targa Florio Circuit (Madonie).
Ragusa is in Sicily, Italy, about 8 km from Modica.
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ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
Full driving guide for Italy6 notable places within an hour's drive.
cafe
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.
8 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
A golden Baroque town rebuilt after an earthquake, a UNESCO showpiece of honey-coloured façades.
31 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
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'.
41 km · about 45 min drive
ancient ruins
An ancient Sicilian city once rivaling Athens in power, with a stunning Baroque island center on Ortigia and vast Greek ruins.
53 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
The honey-stone island heart of ancient Syracuse, layering Greek temple, Baroque piazza and seafront in one.
53 km · about 60 min drive
ancient ruins
A luxurious Roman villa near Piazza Armerina with the world's richest collection of ancient mosaics.
60 km · about 70 min drive
April to October
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