Top 10 Best Things To Do in Scicli, Italy
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List of Best Things to do in Scicli, Italy
Gli Aromi Sicily
A Rutta ri Ron Carmelu
Scicli
Chiesa di San Giovanni Evangelista
Sampieri
La Fornace Penna
Antica Farmacia Cartia
Gabinetto del Sindaco (Sala Montalbano)
Museo del Costume
La Deposizione di Mattia Preti - Chiesa di San Bartolomeo
Donnalucata Sicily Italy HD
This video is about Donnalucata, which is a small fishing village near Scicli in the province of Ragusa, Sicily. This was my second visit to this village but the first time I have taken my time-lapse gear. From the Hotel Acquamarine, where we stayed, I was able to get some great sunrise/sunset sequences and also a very nice moon rise! The village has been used for some locations in the Italian TV Commissario Montalbano series.
Places to see in ( Scicli - Italy )
Places to see in ( Scicli - Italy )
Scicli is one of the UNESCO-listed Baroque towns of south-east Sicily, but it is rather off-the-beaten-track compared with its more visited neighbours Noto, Ragusa and Modica. This overlooked town has a scenic location and charm that at least matches its rivals, though, along with an enjoyable sense of discovery for the visitors who explore its streets. It does have an up-and-coming feel about it, so future visitors may find more tourist development, though hopefully that will not detract from its pleasant aura of exclusivity.
Scicli shares its architectural heritage with other towns in the area, but it also has some unique attractions of its own, including a neatly-kept centre, fine clean stonework, and a dramatic situation in a basin overhung by churches and monasteries on high crags.
Scicli is one of the filming locations for popular Sicilian detective drama Il Commissario Montalbano, which is exported to several other countries, and viewers will enjoy spotting familiar scenes.
Scicli is an ancient town, which grew up around two valleys divided by steep ridges, emerging onto a wider vale. Early settlements were up on the ridges - the town's principal church, San Matteo, sat on a commanding position overlooking the smaller valleys as they opened into a wider vale. Around the church, on the slopes, were clustered cave-dwellings. Over time, as the defensive functions of the site grew less important, the town shifted down the hillside and nowadays the inhabited area fills the wide level vale like a grey flood of buildings below the old church on its headland. By the 1950s the final residents of the cave-settlement were rehoused in social housing at the far end of town, and the upper slopes were abandoned, along with San Matteo.
Some of Scicli's history may sound familiar to those who've visited Italy's most famous cave-dwelling site, Matera in Basilicata. Scicli has some of the same appeal - but without the effective, sensitive redevelopment which has made Matera a tourist attraction. Here in Scicli, the caves still lie overgrown. Down by the road, a partially done-up cave with a front door and windows had a fading 'for sale' sign in the window. At the time we visited, attempts to develop the cave-dwelling area as an archaeological site seemed to have stalled. This is a town ripe for discovery and investment... though its Sicilian location may be hampering progress.
The heart of Scicli, and the part of interest to tourists, still lies around the foot of the dramatic ridge dominated by the church of San Matteo, though the church, like the cave houses, now lies abandoned. On either side of the ridge lie the valleys of Santa Maria la Nova and San Bartolomeo, each containing the grand churches for which they are named. Beyond these valleys are other steep ridges crowned with religious complexes. Directly in front of San Matteo are the main streets and squares of the town.
Piazza Italia is the business-like heart of Scicli; a long square lined with (mostly) elegant palaces, with cars cruising by, locals stopping to chat and old men trading information and fresh produce. A pedestrianised strip runs down the centre of the square, where there are benches and a childrens' playground, and intercity buses stop at the bottom.
One of the oldest districts of Scicli, the abandoned cave settlement of Chiafura lies on the slopes of this ridge, accessible from a path close to the ruined fort. When we visited this footpath was overgrown, though a noticeboard proclaimed that EU funds had been spent on establishing a percorso archeologico, an archaeological route. The relevant monies having evidently vanished, attempts to maintain the path had been abandoned. Since this is such an obvious heritage attraction, perhaps future visitors will find improvements. From the ridge, winding green walled paths lead down and along the craggy slope, lined with cave dwellings; some mere entrances and others built outwards into semi-cottages, a couple of which were heavily restored. Although too overgrown for easy exploration when we visited, it Would be lovely to tour this area if it were slightly better-kept. Another access path, signposted, at the foot of the slope, in the San Bartolomeo valley, shows where some of the EU money went: a stairlift and big locked gates to bar access.
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Mount Etna Tour, Sicily, Italy
Mount Etna Tour. Etna national park. Sicily, Italy (2006).
• Fire Mountain Mount Etna, centerpiece of the national park, is one of the most active volcanoes on Earth. The mountain has been in a state of near continuous eruption for half a million years. Exploring the Etna area reveals a history written in lava, from recent flows still raw to remnant rock of ancient eruptions, long since covered by forests of pine, beech, and birch.
• Top Volcano Etna is the highest active volcano in Europe at approximately 10,925 feet (3,330 meters), though its height often changes when volcanic material accumulates during eruptions and crater walls subsequently collapse.
• Fiery Origins “Etna” may be a composite name formed from the Latin and Greek words meaning “to burn.” Some linguists suggest, however, that it may have its origins in the Phoenician word athana meaning “furnace.”
• Storied Past Few volcanoes in the world have an eruption history so thoroughly documented by historical records—Etna’s date back as far as 1500 B.C. Some 200 eruptions have been documented down through the centuries, but so far most have been fairly light in terms of dealing death and destruction. Only about a hundred deaths have been attributed to the volcano. The mountain hasn’t been entirely harmless, however; in 1928 it destroyed the town of Mascali.
• Grow Zone Etna's lower slopes have been shaped by human hands to take advantage of rich soils for terraced vineyards and groves of apple, chestnut, and hazelnut trees.
• Lava-Carved Caves Over the centuries volcanic lava has carved out more than 200 caves. Local people have used them for everything from sacred burial places to cold cellar food storage.
• Wildlife Large mammals once roamed the volcano’s flanks but today foxes, martens, wild cats, rabbits, and mice are more common. Some of those small mammals help to sustain spectacular birds of prey, such as peregrines and golden eagles.
• Volcanic Caldera The horseshoe-shaped Bove Valley is an ancient volcanic caldera of cliffs, gullies, and lava formations covering some 14 square miles (37 square kilometers). The walls of this large basin tower some 3,280 feet (1000 meters) high.
Mount Etna Sicily
Top 10 Best Things to do in Modica, Italy
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Chiesa di San Giorgio
Mulino ad Acqua - Museo Cavallo d'Ispica
Chiesa di San Pietro
L'arte del Cioccolato Torrone Cannolo
Santa Maria del Gesu
Chiesa di San Giovanni Evangelista
Pizzo Belvedere
Chiesa di San Nicolo Inferiore
Chiesa di Santa Maria di Betlem
La Casa delle Farfalle
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Sicily |Mount Etna|Scala dei Turchi|Valley of Temples|Part2
Part II of Sicily trip . This video features amazing white cliff of Scala de Turchi,world famous Archaeological complex Valle de Templi and active volcano Mount Etna. Its one of the TOP 10 Places to visit in Europe.
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MODICA e SCICLI: che sudata! • Sicilia Orientale
Seconda giornata di esplorazione in SICILIA, prima tappa MODICA, dove abbiamo sudato 7 camice risalendo tutta la cittadina e facendo tappa nelle varie chiese di San Giovanni Evangelista, di San Pietro e Duomo di San Giorgio. Per fortuna abbiamo avuto modo di degustare l'ottimo cioccolato di Modica all'Antica Dolceria Bonajuto. Che bontà!
Ci siamo poi spostati a SCICLI, perla del Barocco e conosciuta ai più come la città di montalbano, il famoso commissario. Ve la mostreremo di giorno e... di notte :-)
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