Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto were listed among the UNESCO sites in June 2002, in Budapest , during the 26th session of the International Scientific Committee The Committee decided to list the Baroque towns of Val di Noto in the World Heritage List on the basis of the criteria: ( I) – ( II ) – ( IV ) – ( V ).
“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.”
To discover more about this site:
http://unescosicilia.it/wp/project/le-citta-tartobarocche-del-val-di-noto/ http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1024/
DESTINATIONS:
Church of S. Filippo Neri
RagusaChocolate Museum
Nicolaci Palace
NotoAuditorium San Vincenzo Ferreri
RagusaChurch Of Santa Maria Of Betlem
Scicli
The Hyblean Garden
RagusaSt. John the Baptist Cathedral
RagusaRegional Museum Of Ragusa
RagusaRagusa
Palazzolo Acreide
The Cathedral Of St George
Modica
Militello in Val di Catania
Caltagirone
Saint Corrado Hermitage
SiracusaThe Maniace Castle
SiracusaPalace Bellomo Regional Gallery
SiracusaTechnopark “Archimedes”
SiracusaThe Arethusa’s Fountain
SiracusaSaint Lucia Alla Badia Church
SiracusaCathedral Of Syracuse
SiracusaSyracuse
SiracusaMassimo Bellini Theatre
CataniaBiscari Palace
CataniaThe Benedictine Monastery
Sanctuary Saint Francis Of Assisi To The Immaculate
CataniaCollegiate Church
CataniaThe Cathedral Of Saint Agata
CataniaMuseum Giovanni Verga
CataniaMuseum Emilio Greco And Bellini Museum
CataniaThe Diocesan Museum
CataniaCivic Museum Ursino Castle
CataniaCatania
CataniaPalazzo Landolina
NotoThe Cathedral Of San Nicolo’
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