Obsculta Museum

Ragusa’s Church of Santa Maria dell’Itria, with its blue dome, is one of the most famous corners of the city. Originally built by the Order of the Knights of Malta, it was rebuilt in its present form after the earthquake of 1693.

Palazzo Arezzo di Trifiletti is one of the most beautiful historical residences in Ragusa Ibla. From its balconies you can enjoy a unique view of the Cathedral of San Giorgio.

The Cathedral of San Giorgio in Ragusa is one of the most beautiful late baroque monuments in the city. Designed by the architect Rosario Gagliardi, it dominates the Ibla panorama with its neoclassical dome.

The Church of Santa Maria delle Scale in Ragusa is surely one of the most famous and photographed sights in the city. It marks the beginning of a path made of stairs that connects the new town to Ragusa Ibla.

Palazzo Cosentini (Cosentini Palace) is one of the most beautiful baroque villas in Ragusa. Its balconies, varied and rich in details, are the most characteristic among those of the city.

La Cattedrale di San Giovanni Evangelista di Ragusa è uno dei monumenti che fa parte del sito seriale Unesco: Città tardo barocche del Val di Noto. La storia di questa imponente chiesa è legata alla ricostruzione della città dopo il terremoto e alla nascita della “nuova” Ragusa.

The Teatro Donnafugata, the only one in the city of Ragusa, is located inside the Palazzo Arezzo di Donnafugata. It was built in the second half of the 19th century, as part of a larger project for the renovation of the palace, requested by Baron Corrado Arezzo de Spuches.

Palazzo Arezzo di Donnafugata is one of the most impressive noble residences in Ragusa. Built at the end of the 18th century, it was extensively modified in the 19th century by Baron Corrado Arezzo de Spuches.

The ancient portal of San Giorgio is the only remaining element of an ancient church built in the 15th century and dedicated to the patron saint of Ragusa.

Rosso Cinabro is the Sicilian cart painting and restoration workshop of Biagio Castilletti and Damiano Rotella. It is located in the heart of Ragusa Ibla, a short walk from the Cathedral of San Giorgio.

The construction of the church of Santa Maria dello Spasimo in Ragusa dates back to the beginning of the 16th century. Badly damaged by the earthquake of 1693, it was rebuilt in the eighteenth century.

Ragusa’s Church of the Annunziata is located inside the ancient Giudecca of the city. Destroyed by the earthquake of 1693, it was rebuilt in the 18th century by the Battaglia family of Torrevecchia.

The Civic Museum “L’Italia in Africa” is a small museum in Ragusa, founded in 2009. Inside are exhibits of memorabilia from the period when Italy had four colonies on the African continent (1885 – 1960).

Cava Gonfalone (Gonfalone quarry) is an important site of industrial archaeology in Ragusa. A latomia where stone blocks were quarried to rebuild Ibla and to construct the buildings of the new part after the earthquake of 1693.

Palazzo Bertini is one of the eighteen monuments in Ragusa included by UNESCO in the serial site Late Baroque Town of the Val di Noto. Built at the end of the 18th century, it was modified in the following century when the street level was lowered.

Palazzo Zacco is one of the noble residences of Ragusa, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Built in the second half of the 18th century, it has typical late Baroque balconies decorated with grotesque corbels and anthropomorphic figures.

The Church of San Giacomo of Ragusa is one of the three churches of the Hyblaean Garden. Built in the 14th century with three naves, the earthquake of 1693 destroyed the two lateral naves.

The San Vincenzo Ferreri Auditorium is housed in a former church located inside the Hyblaean Garden. Originally built in 1509, it was renovated and modified after being damaged in the 1693 earthquake.

The Hyblaean Garden is a public park located on the eastern outskirts of Ragusa Ibla.  It was created in 1858 on the initiative of three Ragusan noblemen and many inhabitants who decided to participate in the initiative with their own contributions.

The Church of Sant’Agata ai Cappuccini is one of the three churches of the Hyblaean Garden. Originally built in the 16th century, it was rebuilt after being damaged in the Val Di Noto earthquake.

Palazzo Battaglia Giampiccolo is a noble residence in Ragusa built in the first half of the 18th century. This splendid building is characterized by having two main façades, each one a magnificent expression of the skill of local stonemasons.

The church of San Francesco all’Immacolata (St. Francis of the Immaculate Conception) is the largest of the churches of Ragusa Ibla, after the Cathedral of San Giorgio.

The Circolo di Conversazione in Ragusa is one of those places in Sicily where time seems to stand still. The most characteristic room is undoubtedly the Hall of Mirrors, with its 19th century furnishings and the predominance of the color red.

Palazzo La Rocca is one of the aristocratic residences of Ragusa that fall under the Unesco serial site: Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto. Its seven sculpted balconies are one of the symbols of the city.

The Sortino Trono Palace is one of the noble palaces of Ragusa included in the UNESCO itinerary: Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto. It was built in several stages between 1778 and 1793 on the initiative of Don Ignazio Sortino Trono.

The Church of the Anime Sante del Purgatorio (Holy Souls of Purgatory) in Ragusa is one of the oldest churches in the city.

The Church of San Giuseppe in Ragusa, together with the Cathedral of San Giorgio, is considered one of the highest expressions of Baroque in the city.

The Palazzo Nicastro (Nicastro Palace) is an ancient noble palace in Ragusa. It is the second monument you meet, after the church of Santa Maria delle Scale, when you go down the Salita Commendatore

The Vescovile Schininà Palace is one of the eighteen monuments of Ragusa that are part of the UNESCO site The Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto

Next to the imposing Cathedral of San Giovanni Battista is the Church of Santa Maria Addolorata of Ragusa. Also called the Church of the Badia or the Church of the Seven Sorrows, it was built in 1795 in neoclassical style