3-hour walking tour Discovering Ragusa Baroque

With this guided tour you will be able to admire Ragusa in its entirety, walking along the panoramic stairs that connects the upper part of the city with Ibla, pausing at the main Unesco heritage sites of the Iblean Baroque. You will know the history of the city and various anecdotes, in short, you will come into contact with the soul of this place!
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Itinerary
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Stop At: San Giovanni Battista's Cathedral, Piazza San Giovanni, 97100, Ragusa, Sicily Italy

We will see the late Baroque external facade of the church (Unesco heritage); its terrace surrounded by a balustrade and the side gardens. I will tell you its history and the feast of the patron saint. We will visit the inside part of the church.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Scale, Corso Mazzini, 97100, Ragusa, Sicily Italy

Going down throught the stairs and passing by the church of Santa Maria delle Scale (Unesco heritage), we will stop to admire the wonderful panoramic view of Ibla. Depending on the time of day and the period of the year, it will also be possible to visit the interior of the church, a precious testimony of the architectural style prior to the earthquake.

Duration: 20 minutes

Pass By: Palazzo Zacco, Via San Vito 158, Ragusa, Sicily Italy

We will admire the late Baroque facade of the building (Unesco heritage) and the six balconies decorated with the typical grotesque masks.

Pass By: Palazzo Bertini, Corso Italia 22, 97100, Ragusa, Sicily Italy

We will admire the late Baroque facade of the building (Unesco heritage) and the grotesque masks that embellish it.

Pass By: Palazzo Nicastro Barone del Lago, Via Scale, 97100, Ragusa, Sicily Italy

We will admire the late Baroque facade of the building (Unesco heritage) and its richly decorated balconies.

Stop At: Chiesa di Santa Maria dell'Itria, 97100, Ragusa, Sicily Italy

I will tell you the story of this church (Unesco heritage) and we will admire the late Baroque facade of the magnificent Palazzo Cosentini (Unesco heritage), once connected internally to the church. Depending on the time of day and the period of the year, it will also be possible to visit the interior of the church.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Duomo di San Giorgio, Piazza Duomo, 97100, Ragusa, Sicily Italy

I will tell you the story of the church, of its saint and its feast. We will admire the beautiful facade with a staircase. Depending on the time of the day and the period of the year we will visit the interior of the church.

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Circolo di Conversazione, Via Alloro 5 Piazza Duomo, 97100, Ragusa, Sicily Italy

We will admire the conversation club or "café of the knights", famous location of some scenes of Inspector Montalbano fiction.

Pass By: Chiesa di San Giuseppe, Piazza Pola, 97100, Ragusa, Sicily Italy

We will admire the late Baroque facade of the Benedictine church (Unesco heritage). Depending on the time of day and the period of the year, we will visit the precious oval-shaped interior.

Pass By: Portale di San Giorgio, Via dei Normanni, 97100, Ragusa, Sicily Italy

We will admire the ancient portal of Saint George church (Unesco heritage), a testimony of the architectural style prior to the earthquake.

Stop At: Giardini Iblei, Piazza G. B. Odierna, 97100, Ragusa, Sicily Italy

We will visit the Iblean Gardens, the green lung of Ibla, which host 3 churches. Depending on the time and the period of the year we will visit the church of St. James and the church of St. Agata.

Note: Remaining time is for the walking tour and time between attractions.

Duration: 30 minutes

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