Sicily, Italy · Europe
Giarratana is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Monterosso Almo, 44km from Syracuse.
Giarratana is a town located in Sicily, Italy. With a population of 2,932, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Giarratana sits in Italy, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Rome time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Giarratana to your route.
Casmenae or Kasmenai (Ancient Greek: Κασμένη or Κασμέναι, Casmene in Italian) was an ancient Greek colony of Magna Graecia located on the Hyblaean Mountains, founded in 644 BC by the Syracusans at a strategic position for the control of central Sicily. It was also intended as a military forward-position on the ViaRead more
Selinuntina road that connected Syracuse to Akragas (modern-day Agrigento) - also on that road were Gela and Akrillai to Casmenae's west and Akrai to its east. Destroyed by the Romans in 212 BC, Casmenae was abandoned during the 3rd century BC and never inhabited again.
The site was discovered by the Sicilian archeologist Paolo Orsi during the first half of the 20th century, after he had identified the most probable site at Monte Casale in Buscemi at 830 m (2,720 ft) above sea level, on an extinct volcano near Monte Lauro, 7 km (4.3 mi) from Giarratana and 12 km (7.5 mi) from Palazzolo Acreide. Remains of the defensive walls, 3.4 km (2.1 mi) long, are still visible along with the base of one of the temples and some dwellings.
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Giarratana is located in Sicily, Italy, Europe. The coordinates are 37.0474 latitude, 14.7945 longitude.
Giarratana has a population of approximately 2,932 people, making it a town in Italy.
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The older, lower half of Ragusa: late-baroque palaces and stairways rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake, crowned by the Duomo di San Giorgio's wedding-cake facade. Best first seen from the Santa Maria delle Scale steps across the ravine.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Sicily's oldest chocolate house (1880), keeping alive Modica's Aztec-derived cold-worked chocolate: grainy bars spiced with cinnamon or chilli, plus 'mpanatigghi pastries filled with chocolate and beef. Down an alley off Corso Umberto in Modica Alta.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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A golden Baroque town rebuilt after an earthquake, a UNESCO showpiece of honey-coloured façades.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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An ancient Sicilian city once rivaling Athens in power, with a stunning Baroque island center on Ortigia and vast Greek ruins.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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The honey-stone island heart of ancient Syracuse, layering Greek temple, Baroque piazza and seafront in one.
44 km · about 50 min drive
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17th-century tuna-fishery hamlet at Sicily's southeast tip, its golden-stone piazza and tonnara buildings ringing a tiny double harbour. Summer evenings fill the square with open-air trattorie serving bottarga and tuna 'ham'.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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A luxurious Roman villa near Piazza Armerina with the world's richest collection of ancient mosaics.
54 km · about 60 min drive
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