3-hour walking tour Discovering Ragusa Baroque
- 3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 3 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
With this guided tour you will be able to admire Ragusa in its entirety, walking along the panoramic stairs that connect the upper town with Ibla, pausing at the main Unesco heritage sites of Ragusa. You will learn the history of the city and various anecdotes, in short, you will get in touch with the soul of this place! Follow me on Instagram @discoveringrg FOR INFO, FOR A DIFFERENT TIME/DATE AND FOR LAST MINUTE BOOKINGS PLEASE CONTACT ME!
Inclusions
What's included
- Recommendations
- The participants can request photos for free
- Licensed Tour Guide
Itinerary
We will admire the late Baroque facade of the church (Unesco heritage); its terrace and the side gardens. I will tell you its history and the feast of the patron saint. We will visit the inside part of the church.
We will admire the late Baroque facade of the building (Unesco heritage) and the six balconies decorated with the typical grotesque masks.
We will admire the late Baroque facade of the building (Unesco heritage) and its grotesque masks.
Going down the stairs and passing by the church of Santa Maria delle Scale (Unesco heritage), we will stop to admire the wonderful panoramic view of Ibla. Depending on the time of year, it will be possible to visit the interior of the church, testimony of the architectural style prior to the earthquake.
We will admire the late Baroque facade of the building (Unesco heritage) and its richly decorated balconies.
I will tell you the story of this church (Unesco heritage) and we will admire the late Baroque facade of the magnificent Palazzo Cosentini (Unesco heritage).
I will tell you the story of the church (Unesco heritage), of its Saint and its feast. We will admire the wonderful facade with staircase. We will visit the interior of the church.
We will admire the conversation club famous set of Inspector Montalbano tv series.
We will admire the late Baroque facade of the Benedictine church (Unesco heritage). Depending on the time of year we will visit the interior.
We will admire the ancient portal of Saint George church (Unesco heritage), a testimony of the architectural style prior to the earthquake.
We Will visit the green park of Ibla called Giardino Ibleo. Depending on the time of year we will visit the church of St. Agata, placed inside the park. Note: Remaining time is for the walking tour and time between attractions.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Ratings come from 71 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
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5Great intro to Ragusa
Serena gave a great overview of the history of the Ragusa region over the centuries followed by an interesting tour of the upper & lower parts of the city.
5Recommended
Lovely day with Serena. Very informative. Learned a great deal on a walking tour.
5Very insightful
Very informative and interesting. Serena was very knowledgeable and shared pertinent information about the area.
5Worth every cent
We had a 3 1/2 hour walking tour with Serena Pizzo. She was fantastic. Her knowledge of everything Ragusa brought the experience alive. There was no question we could ask that she couldn’t answer. It was expensive but worth every cent. After this I felt one with Ragusa.
5Excellent tour!
Serena was the best! She was an excellent tour guide who was very informative...and patient with us (and the rainy weather)—two American tourists who had no knowledge of the Ragusa area and its extensive baroque history. Ragusa is spectacular, but we would not have appreciated any of the history, architecture, and culture had it not been for Serena. We were in Sicily for three weeks, did lots of tours in multiple cities, but everyone was a distant second to Serena.
5A guide full of energy and knowledge
Our guide Serena did a terrific job, bringing lots of energy and knowledge about the city and the region's history and architecture.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- The tour starts from the cathedral of San Giovanni Battista in Ragusa superiore (upper town).
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 12 travellers
- Operated by
- Alla scoperta del barocco ibleo
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Not recommended for people with reduced mobility due to the presence of many steps.
How it compares in Ragusa
- Its from-price is 56% below the median of the 31 experiences we list in Ragusa.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 1 of 31.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Ragusa
Ragusa, in south-eastern Sicily, is a Baroque hill city in two halves, an upper town and the old quarter of Ibla, among stone-walled farmland.
Ragusa stands on a limestone plateau of the Hyblaean Mountains in south-eastern Sicily, cut by deep valleys, and is split into two parts: the modern upper town and Ragusa Ibla, the old quarter on a spur below. After an earthquake in 1693 flattened the area, Ibla was rebuilt in the Baroque style, and with other towns of the Val di Noto it is listed by UNESCO.
Top-ranked sights in Ragusa: Church of San Giuseppe (Chiesa di San Giuseppe), Scicli, Donnafugata Castle (Castello di Donnafugata).
