Sights in Ragusa
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Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Scale
If you have the time, the old town is best accessed via the salita commendatore, a winding pass made up of stairs and narrow archways taking you past the remains of the 15th-century Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Scale, from where there's a good viewing point.
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Museo Archeologico Ibleo
South of the cathedral, off Via Roma, is the Museo Archeologico Ibleo, an important archaeological museum housing finds from prehistoric times and from the Greek site at Camarina on the coast. Also of interest are the ceramics from the caravan centre of Scornavacche, including a reconstructed kiln. Don't miss the mosaic-floor remains from Santa Croce Camerina, near the end of the loop around the museum. Unfortunately, if you don't read Italian, gleaning information about the finds will be a problem.
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Chiesa del Purgatorio
In the old town is the Chiesa del Purgatorio, whose main altar features a depiction of Anime in Purgatorio (Souls in Purgatory) by Francesco Manno. Aside from the churches and palazzi that literally line your route wherever you go, the best thing to do about town is to wander through its narrow streets and sun-drenched squares, which look even better on a soft summer night.
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Duomo di San Giovanni Battista
The centrepiece of Ragusa Superiore, and a symbol of its urban renewal, is the enormous Duomo di San Giovanni Battista, built between 1718 and 1778. An elegant, terraced square fronts the ornate façade made asymmetrical by Mario Spada's pretty campanile.
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Chiesa di San Giuseppe
Chiesa di San Giuseppe . In the old town, the elliptical interior of Chiesa di San Giuseppe is topped by a cupola decorated with a fresco of the Gloria di San Benedetto (Glory of St Benedict; 1793) by Sebastiano Lo Monaco.
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Giardino Ibleo
At the eastern end of the old town of Ragusa is the Giardino Ibleo, a pleasant public garden laid out in the 19th century that is perfect for a picnic lunch.
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Cattedrale di San Giorgio
The cathedral, with its magnificent neoclassical dome and stained-glass windows, dates from 1739.
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