Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily) World Heritage Site

Official name

Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily) | UNESCO

Country

Italy | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Provinces of Catania, Ragusa, and Syracuse, Sicily
36.8931° Lat, 15.6890° Lon | Map

Code

1024

Time Zone

Europe/Rome (CET, +0100)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 2002. The eight towns in south-eastern Sicily: Caltagirone, Militello Val di Catania, Catania, Modica, Noto, Palazzolo, Ragusa and Scicli, were all rebuilt after 1693 on or beside towns existing at the time of the earthquake which took place in that year. They represent a considerable collective undertaking, successfully carried out at a high level of architectural and artistic achievement. Keeping within the late Baroque style of the day, they also depict distinctive innovations in town planning and urban building.