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sicilian baroque:

Our itinerary proposal in the most important cities in the Baroque part of the Island! Made by: Andrea Favoloro & Gaia Proietti

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We will visit Baroque Sicily in the last weekend of May

Special dates

The weather in that period will become hot.

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Italian or Sicilian Dialect

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XVII - XVIII sec. is the period of the baroque in Sicily.

Baroque in Sicily

General information

Rosario Gagliardi (1698–1762) was an Italian architect born in Syracuse. He was one of the leading architects working in the Sicilian Baroque. In spite of never leaving Sicily his work showed great understanding of the style, but was a progression from the style of baroque as deployed by Bernini. He worked mostly in the Sicilian Baroque beginning with the cathedral at Modica in 1702.

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A Sicilian belfry crowns Rosario Gagliardi's Church of San Giuseppe in Ragusa Ibla.

Like we said before, The Sicilian Baroque style came to fruition during a major surge of rebuilding following the massive earthquake in 1693. After the earthquake, local architects, many of them trained in Rome, were given plentiful opportunities to recreate the more sophisticated Baroque architecture that had become popular in mainland Italy. Around 1730, Sicilian architects had developed a confidence in their use of the Baroque style. Their particular interpretation led to further evolution to a personalised and highly localised art form on the island.

Baroque in Sicily

Cathedral of S. Giorgio in Modica

From the earthquake to the Baroque Period

Ragusa: Ragusa Superiore; Ibla (the oldest part of the city); Church of S. Giuseppe; Cathedral of S. Giorgio. Modica: Cathedral of S. Giorgio; Corso Umberto I; Belvedere del Pizzo.

Ragusa and Modica

The capital of the Sicilian Baroque

La Porta Reale; Corso Vittorio Emanuele II; Cathedral of S. Nicolo; Palazzo Ducezio; Piazza del Municipio; Church of S. Domenico.

Noto

The white city of Sicily

What to see and do

Piazza Duomo; Palazzo Vescovile; Palazzo Vermexio; Palazzo Beneventano del Bosco; Church of Santa Lucia alla Badia.

Syracuse

We'll fly from Rome to Catania. Then we'll take a train that will take us from Catania to Syracuse. Arrived at Syracuse we will check in at the hotel and then we will start our visite at the city. Our first stop will be Piazza Duomo, one of the most suggestive square not only of Syracuse but of the whole Sicily. Free Lunch; The second stop will be at Palazzo Vermexio, an eighteenth-century palace. Then we will visit the very elegant Palazzo Beneventano del Pozzo, After we visit that palace we will go to Palazzo Vescoville. At the end we will go to the church of S. Lucia alla Badia, inside there is a work by Caravaggio, The Burial of S. Lucia. After the dinner we will stay overnight at the "Panorama Hotel".

day 1 - syracuse

Palazzo Ducrezio, Noto

Palazzo del Municipio, Noto

We will leave Syracuse and by car we will go to Noto.Noto after the catastrophe of the seventeenth century, was rebuilt on another site, close to the old nucleus but closer to the coast. At the completion of the works, the new Noto is a very elegant center of absolute architectural and urban harmony.We will enter in Noto by the Porta Reale, an then we will walk for Corso Vittorio Emanuele II where are all the baroque buildings. We will do a tour inside the magnifique Cathedral of S. Nicolo. After the tour we will go to Palazzo Ducrezio a fascinating baroque building. Free lunch. After the lunch we will continue our visit in the baroque buildings of Noto. We will go to a great square, Piazza del Municipio. After a little break in Piazza del Municipio we will walk to Church of S. Domenico,this church got a small but great garden, and It is considered one of the finest Baroque buildings. Rest of the day is free, also the dinner. We will stay overnight in Baglio Genovesi, a great B&B with a magnificent view on the centre of Noto.

day 2 - noto

After a small trip, we will arrive in Ragusa. We will start our trip from Ragusa Superiore, the new part of the city. Then we will visit Ibla, the oldest part of Ragusa and where are also all the baroque buildings of the city. Then we will go to the Church of S. Giuseppe, this church is one of the most important in the Baroque Sicily. After we visit at that church, we will visit another Church, the Cathedral of S. Giorgio an imponent building. After the dinner we have to leave with the van Ragusa to go to Comiso airport. At the 23:00 we have the return flight to Rome.

In the first half of the day we will left Noto by a van that will lead us for all the day until our departure to the airport of Comiso.Once we get to Modica we will start our visit with the historical centre, that is UNESCO World Heritage Sites, then we will go to Cathedral of S. Giorgio, a fantastic church with a lot of baroque elements. Then we will continue on our road to Corso Umberto I. Then we will arrive to the Belvedere, wherw we can take fantastic picture of all the city. After the lunch we have to leave Modica with our van to go to Ragusa.

day 3 - modica and ragusa

From € 115

From € 88,65

Baglio Genovesi is located in Noto and offers city views, an outdoor swimming pool, a garden, a shared lounge, a terrace and a bar. Free WiFi is available throughout the property and there is private parking available on site.

Contrada Busulmone, 96017 Noto

Baglio Genovesi

Panorama offers modern accommodation a 5-minute drive from Syracuse's charming centre, the Ortigia Peninsula, and 800 metres from the Archaeological Area. It offers a small garden, where you will find ancient ruins, and free WiFi.

Via Necropoli Grotticale, 33 Siracusa

Panorama Hotel

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