Sights in Modica
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Scicli
Scicli is full of wonderful baroque architecture - in particular Palazzo Beneventano and Palazzo Fava - and framed by rocky cliffs. It is well off the beaten track and there is seldom another tourist in sight. From here you can head down to Modica Marina (around €2.20, six buses daily) and Sampieri (around €2.50, three buses daily) on the southern coast for long sandy beaches, as well as rocky coves.
Both are popular with the town's youth, with bars and loungers (bed & umbrella for two around €10) on the sand, though there are vast unpopulated areas if you walk along the beaches, where you can be undisturbed by the crowds.
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Cava d'Ispica
The town of Ispica, about 12km southeast of Modica, is located at the head of the 13km-long gorge known as Cava d'Ispica. Long used as a Neolithic burial site, the caves were later transformed into cave dwellings in the Middle Ages. The gorge is tranquil and verdant and you can follow an overgrown path along the whole length of the valley.
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Chiesa Santa Maria delle Grazie
The convent (Palazzo dei Mercedari) of the Chiesa Santa Maria delle Grazie, has since been converted into the Museo Civico, with a well-ordered display of finds from Modica and Cava d'Ispica.
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Chiesa di San Giorgio
This church, Gagliardi’s masterpiece, is a vision of pure rococo splendour, a butter-coloured confection perched on a majestic 250-step staircase.
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Cattedrale di San Pietro
Cattedrale di San Pietro is an impressive church atop a rippling staircase lined with life-sized statues of the Apostles.
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Chiesa di Santa Maria di Betlem
Another noteworthy church is Chiesa di Santa Maria di Betlem, where a marker points out the highest point of the 1902 flood.
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