Quadrilocale in Ragusa

The area is on the Hyblaean plateau, with limestone hills cut by deep valleys and quarry-like ravines around Ragusa and the nearby towns of the Val di Noto. The Irminio river valley is nearby, and the Mediterranean coast around Marina di Ragusa is the nearest sea access. Ragusa is the nearest town of size, with a large historic core divided between Ragusa Superiore and Ragusa Ibla, and everyday services, shops and schools. Ragusa Ibla and the wider Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto are UNESCO-listed. The surrounding countryside is known for dry-stone walls, olive groves, carob trees and Baroque towns rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake.