Ragusa Ibla, seen from Upper Ragusa
Ragusa is really two cities. When the earthquake of 1693 did serious damage to much of their ancient city—founded by the Bronze Age Sikels and swept by an early baroque building craze just before the quake hit—Ragusans decided to move a bit east to rebuild.
They raised their new, late baroque–and-modern city (Upper Ragusa) between the gorges that ran away from the damaged little hill-top town.
By largely abandoning the original hill town—now called Ragusa Ibla—they ended up preserving it virtually intact as a quiet, medieval-meets–early baroque Sicilian city.
Ragusa tourist office:
Piazza S. Giovanni, Upper Ragusa
tel. +39-0932-684-780
www.comune.ragusa.gov.it
Also try:
Via Capitano Boccheri 33 (continuation of Via Duomo), Ragusa Ibla
tel. 0932-621-421
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Ragusa tourist office:
Piazza S. Giovanni, Upper Ragusa
tel. +39-0932-684-780
www.comune.ragusa.gov.it
Also try:
Via Capitano Boccheri 33 (continuation of Via Duomo), Ragusa Ibla
tel. 0932-621-421
This article was written by Reid Bramblett and was last updated in April 2015.
All information was accurate at the time.
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