Discovering Sicily"s Scicli
It's almost like the holiday Al Pacino took in Godfather. Imagine walking from one of those villas in Sicily, down rocky cliffs past houses built on steep slopes, through a town of Baroque structures with hardly a tourist in sight. (Unless you count a movie crew or two as it's a favourite shoot location for many of them) It's enough to make you think you just could be in one of those movies!
Villas in Sicily offer great accommodation bases to enjoy the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of this wonderful island - and those in Scicli boast many advantages. One of the eight old towns of Val di Noto - Sicily's south-eastern region known for its Sicilian Baroque style - and a UNESCO World Heritage site marked as €representing the culmination and final flowering of Baroque art in Europe€, Scicli is a wonderful destination. It has a wealth of attractions and easy access to many other Sicilian towns.
About Scicli
Scicli (pronounced Shik-li) is located five kilometres from the sea and some thirty kilometres from Ragusa, the most important city in the region. Villas in Sicily's Val de Noto region share most of the same fascinating history and architecture; Scicli offers you a more off-the-beaten track option compared to its bigger neighbours, Ragusa, Noto and Modica, however. It promises a less commercialised and more authentic Sicilian experience.
Situated in a wide valley surrounded by rocky hills, villas in Sicily's Scicli give visitors access not just to wonderful architecture in the style known as Sicilian Baroque, but a true taste of small-town Sicily, complete with friendly, smiling people. In fact, walking down the narrow streets of Scicli is one of the simplest joys one can have on an Italian holiday. Stop at one of the simple cafes for a granite or cannolo, or enjoy a meal in in a trattoria and sample the delicious traditional dishes on offer.
Where To Go
The most famous attraction is the wealth of Baroque architecture for which the region is famed. This includes Palazzi Fava, Beneventano, Spadaro and the town hall. Other places not to miss are the majestic hilltop church of San Matteo, as well as the churches of Sant'Ignazio, San Bartolemeo, and Santa Mar¬a la Nova, with its huge Neoclassicist fa§ade and wooden statue of Madonna della Piet , believed to be of Byzantine origin.
Scicli is also conveniently located to access the long, gorgeous sandy beaches of the region; Donnalucata and Sampieri have bars and loungers for those who who enjoy a buzz, and vast unpopulated areas for those who don't.
Festivals
But Scicli is not as sleepy as it might seem at first; it often comes alive with various festivals and annual celebrations. Uomo Vivo (the living man) is an Easter procession towards Donnalucata, which celebrates the resurrection of Christ. The Feast of the Militias, including a re-enactment of the battle between Saracen Turks and Christian Normans, is celebrated around the end of May; legend has it that the Virgin Mary appeared on a white horse with a sword (Madonna a Cavallo) to encourage her armies against its foes.
Villas in Sicily offer great accommodation bases to enjoy the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of this wonderful island - and those in Scicli boast many advantages. One of the eight old towns of Val di Noto - Sicily's south-eastern region known for its Sicilian Baroque style - and a UNESCO World Heritage site marked as €representing the culmination and final flowering of Baroque art in Europe€, Scicli is a wonderful destination. It has a wealth of attractions and easy access to many other Sicilian towns.
About Scicli
Scicli (pronounced Shik-li) is located five kilometres from the sea and some thirty kilometres from Ragusa, the most important city in the region. Villas in Sicily's Val de Noto region share most of the same fascinating history and architecture; Scicli offers you a more off-the-beaten track option compared to its bigger neighbours, Ragusa, Noto and Modica, however. It promises a less commercialised and more authentic Sicilian experience.
Situated in a wide valley surrounded by rocky hills, villas in Sicily's Scicli give visitors access not just to wonderful architecture in the style known as Sicilian Baroque, but a true taste of small-town Sicily, complete with friendly, smiling people. In fact, walking down the narrow streets of Scicli is one of the simplest joys one can have on an Italian holiday. Stop at one of the simple cafes for a granite or cannolo, or enjoy a meal in in a trattoria and sample the delicious traditional dishes on offer.
Where To Go
The most famous attraction is the wealth of Baroque architecture for which the region is famed. This includes Palazzi Fava, Beneventano, Spadaro and the town hall. Other places not to miss are the majestic hilltop church of San Matteo, as well as the churches of Sant'Ignazio, San Bartolemeo, and Santa Mar¬a la Nova, with its huge Neoclassicist fa§ade and wooden statue of Madonna della Piet , believed to be of Byzantine origin.
Scicli is also conveniently located to access the long, gorgeous sandy beaches of the region; Donnalucata and Sampieri have bars and loungers for those who who enjoy a buzz, and vast unpopulated areas for those who don't.
Festivals
But Scicli is not as sleepy as it might seem at first; it often comes alive with various festivals and annual celebrations. Uomo Vivo (the living man) is an Easter procession towards Donnalucata, which celebrates the resurrection of Christ. The Feast of the Militias, including a re-enactment of the battle between Saracen Turks and Christian Normans, is celebrated around the end of May; legend has it that the Virgin Mary appeared on a white horse with a sword (Madonna a Cavallo) to encourage her armies against its foes.
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