Sicily, Italy · Europe
Pachino is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Portopalo di Capo Passero, 44km from Syracuse.
Pachino is a town located in Sicily, Italy. With a population of 20,493, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Pachino 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 Pachino to your route.
Pachino (Italian pronunciation: [paˈkiːno]; Sicilian: Pachinu [paˈciːnʊ]) is a town and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily (Italy). The name derives from the Latin word bacchus, which is the Roman god of wine, and the word vinum, which means wine in Latin; originally the town was named Bachino which eventuallyRead more
was changed to Pachino when, in Sicily, Italian became the official spoken and written language.
It was founded in 1760 by the nobles Starrabba, princes of Giardinelli and marquises of Rudinì, on the hill of the feud of Scibini, where a preexisting tower was built in 1494.
Pachino was invaded in 1943 by the British 8th Army as a part of the allied invasion of Sicily.
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Pachino is located in Sicily, Italy, Europe. The coordinates are 36.7152 latitude, 15.0902 longitude.
Pachino has a population of approximately 20,493 people, making it a town in Italy.
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ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
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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'.
4 km · about 5 min drive
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A golden Baroque town rebuilt after an earthquake, a UNESCO showpiece of honey-coloured façades.
20 km · about 25 min drive
cafe
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.
34 km · about 40 min drive
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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.
39 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
The honey-stone island heart of ancient Syracuse, layering Greek temple, Baroque piazza and seafront in one.
42 km · about 50 min drive
ancient ruins
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
April to October
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