Places

It is impossible to rank all the beautiful places in Sicily, but here we are talking about the Sicily of Santa Tresa, so the task is a lot less arduous.

Immersed in an area rich in natural and architectural places to visit, the city is on the Iblei Mountains and is next to the mouth of the River Irminio, which forms part of the nature reserve between Marina di Ragusa and Donnalucata.
The architectural and artistic importance of the city led it to be made a UNESCO world heritage site in 2002.

Of particular note is the Giardino Ibleo, a garden full of plants typical of the area and where there is a terrace with a spectacular panoramic view of the Iblei mountains.

A city of Neolithic origins, it is the capital of an ancient county, which boasts a rich repertoire of gastronomic specialities, as well as a great artistic and cultural heritage. Today it is known above all for the production of a typical chocolate, which originates from the Aztecs.

Subsequently the inhabitants moved to what is now the centre, near the Fonte Diana, where Roman remains have been found. During the Byzantine period, the urban layout was established and the first churches were built.

Contrary to what the name suggests, this is not actually a medieval castle, but a sumptuous noble residence of the late 1800s. The name is probably of Arab origin. 

Some of the building, including the tower, dates back to the mid-eighteenth century, but the rest was built around a century later by Baron Corrado Arezzo. He added the main façade, in a neo-Gothic style, with references to Venetian style, with a beautiful loggia and elegant trefoil arches.

Around 30km from Santa Tresa, Marina di Ragusa, with its long golden beaches, is one of the most popular seaside resorts in south eastern Sicily, visited every year by Italian and foreign tourists alike.

The beaches are wide, with shallow water, many are free and natural, while some have chairs and umbrellas, bars and restaurants.

There was a special concession to the Duchess Vittoria Colonna de Cabrera to rebuild the ancient site of Kamarina, which was built in the 6th century AD and was one of the most important settlements in the Magna Grecia. Vittoria now has the hightest population in all of Ragusa and is the epicentre of agriculture in the south east of Sicily. The layout of the city is modern, with straight roads that give it the appearance of a huge chessboard. Urban planning, not often seen in Sicily, was the mother of invention for agricultural necesseties. 
 Vittoria is rich in Art Nouveau and Art Deco architecture, introduced by the great architect Guisppe Di Bartolo. Vittoria is a city rich in art and culture! 
 
The churches, convents, monasteries, the neoclassical theatre built by the architect Giuseppe Di Bartolo… Vittoria is a city rich in art and culture! Among the main monuments, there are the Municipal Theatre, the Basilica di San Giovanni Battista, dedicated to the patron saint of Vittoria. There is the “Colonna Henriquez” castle, which was used as a prison before being converted into the Civic Museum and seat of the “Enoteca Regionale”, the regional wine authority.