Location: Province of Ragusa
Top Things to do in Province of Ragusa
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Things to do in Province of Ragusa, Sicily: The Best Churches & Cathedrals
The Province of Ragusa (Italian: Provincia di Ragusa; Sicilian: Pruvincia 'i Rausa) is a province in the autonomous region of Sicily in Italy, located in the south-east of the island. Its capital is the city of Ragusa, which is the most southerly provincial capital in Italy.
Restaurants in Province of Ragusa
1. Chiesa ed ex Convento del Carmine
2. Parrocchia S. Antonio Abate
3. Santuario Maria SS. di Gulfi - Chiaramonte Gulfi
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 13 reviews
4. Santa Maria alla Cava
5. San Giovanni Battista's Cathedral
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 200 reviews
Reviewed By AnnoAurora
It was the noontime bells ringing from this Cathedral that lured me over there during a short stay at Ragusa. It was a great experience to enter there and share time for prayers, knowing that millions of other people before me through the ages, did exactly that.
6. Chiesa di San Pietro
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 552 reviews
Reviewed By 648AnaC - Haz-Zebbug, Malta
A beautiful Church, very well kept! It was a short visit and we could not appreciate all the art it contains! Deserves another visit!
7. Chiesa di San Giorgio
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,204 reviews
Reviewed By SallyF906 - Northampton, United Kingdom
Situated halfway between the upper and lower town, the impressive tower can be seen from large parts of the town. The cathedral which is dedicated to St George was built on the site of a 13th century church and the current building was rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake. The church is reached by an impressive flight of steps from the main road through the town - wear flat shoes for the climb. Inside is very ornate and you go up the tower for an extra charge of 2 euros.There is a silver ark which contains the earthly remains of the saint whose statue is on display in a side chapel - this is paraded through the town in great celebrations on St George's Day.On the floor in front of the altar is an elliptical sundial and also the geographical co-ordinates of the church. Obviously a very popular venue for weddings so it may be closed for a ceremony even though it is within opening times which are 9-1 and 3.30-7 - if you are staying in the town, your hotel may be able to advise.
8. Chiesa di San Nicolo Inferiore
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 87 reviews
9. Complesso Santa Maria della Croce
10. Chiesa di Santa Maria di Betlem
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 106 reviews
The collegiate church of Santa Maria di Betlem is a palimpsest of extreme artistic importance in the Hyblaean landscape, the result of continuous transformations, adaptations and additions between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries, with historical-artistic elements that start from late Gothic culture up to nineteenth-century eclecticism . On the right side of the apse is the Palatine Chapel or Santa Maria di Betlem. Relevant to the first half of the 500 'brings with it Gothic and Renaissance elements. The entrance portal is made up of columns decorated with grotesque motifs, with suns and lion heads. The chapel is completed by a hemispherical cap in which medallions with heads of Roman emperors are inserted. The portal is one of the few testimonies of Modica before the 1693 earthquake.
