The coastline is one of the most famous seaside areas of Sicily. Delightful seaside resorts and fishing villages follow one another along the coast, characterized by wide beaches of fine golden sand and a clear and clean sea.
The seabed, low and sandy, make this area an ideal resort for families and children.
The Mediterranean climate, mild and sunny during most of the year, makes this corner of Sicily a relaxing but lively holiday resort, thanks to the presence of restaurants and nightclubs located along the coast.
Scoglitti
The coast of Scoglitti is characterized by 4 km long sandy beaches. The beaches are free and uncontaminated, but there are some bathing establishments equipped with deckchairs and umbrellas. It is well suited as the location of the Montalbano series, thanks to its huge beach of fine sand covered by dunes. But there are many evocative views that this beautiful town offers to visitors: the fishing port, tourist and shelter for fishing boats, the harbor, the lighthouse and the picturesque Lanterna promenade. Characteristic is the auction of the fish that animates the center of the seaside town in the afternoon.
In the center there are the church of Madonna di Portosalvo, built in 1934, and the church of San Francesco, dating back to the nineteenth century, inside which is preserved the wooden statue of “San Franciscuzzu”, from a Spanish ship shipwrecked in past centuries.
Sunset on body of water in Scoglitti
A must to see
Close to Scoglitti it is possible to visit the archaeological area of Kamarina, where numerous findings dating back to the VII century BC have been found, kept in the museum of the same name.
Moving to Punta Secca, in the little square of the tower there is the house of the “Commissario Montalbano”, made famous by the homonymous television series. The house can not be visited inside, but it is also the destination of thousands of fans of the series who go there specifically, even just to take a picture in front of the terrace of the most famous Commissario in Italy.
The castle of Donnafugata is about 20 minutes’ drive from Scoglitti. Contrary to what the name may suggest it is not a real medieval castle but a sumptuous noble residence of the late ‘800. The name of the castle is probably of Arabic origin, from the name given to the locality.
Baroque cities
The province of Ragusa boasts a remarkable artistic and cultural heritage thanks to the value of Baroque architecture. Ragusa Ibla, Modica and Scicli, pearls of the Val di Noto and heritage of the Unesco, offer countless monuments, churches and seventeenth-century buildings.
Panoramic view of Ragusa Ibla