"Deliziosissimo" Apartment of about 100 square meters on the first and only floor of a private Villa, divided into three residential units, with "private and direct access to the beach"; very large veranda with sea view and pleasant outdoor spaces equipped "a stone's throw" from the fine golden sand and crystal clear sea.
The accommodation is equipped with Wi-Fi, and consists of:
- livable outdoor spaces
- large living room with dining table and TV, two sofas
- kitchen area with stove, oven and microwave, fridge and dishwasher
- bathroom with shower and washing machine
- aisle
- large double bedroom with wardrobes
- bedroom with two single beds
- cellar
- indoor parking
The sea view is guaranteed in all rooms.
Heat pump air conditioners allow a pleasant stay all year round, taking advantage of a mild climate and bright sunshine.
"Perfect position" Apartment on the first and only floor of a villa, divided into three housing units, with "private and direct access to beach"; the apartment has an extremely wide outdoor veranda with sea view! Other pleasant outdoor areas are present just a few steps from the access to the beach. Fine golden sand and crystal clear sea are waiting for you!
The accommodation is equipped with Wi-Fi, and consists of:
- Livable outdoor spaces
- Spacious living room with dining table and TV, two sofas
- Kitchen area with stove, refrigerator and dishwasher
- Bathroom with shower
- Aisle
- Large double bedroom with wardrobes
- Bedroom with two single beds
- Cellar
- Internal parking
The sea view is guaranteed in all rooms.
Air conditioners with heat pumps allow a pleasant stay throughout the year, also because the mild climate and bright sun.
How to get to Noto or Val di Noto (Syracuse, Ragusa, Modica)
Airport stopovers
The Sicilian southeast of Val di Noto can count on two airports, Catania airport (dedicated to Bellini, which is about 60 minutes from Noto and Comiso airport, on the Ragusa side (which is 5 km from the town of Comiso, 15 km from Ragusa and 90 km from Catania.
Bus
From the center of the city of Catania, from the square in front of the central train station, there is the area dedicated to the buses that take you to the municipalities of the area of Syracuse and Ragusa.
These are Interbus Transport Buses (and the Sicilian Transport Company (with frequent connections also to Noto. From Catania to the capital of the Baroque it takes about an hour and a half, from Catania to Ragusa about two hours.
For information:
Information and ticket offices in Noto are available at the Hotel Flora, a few steps from the bus stop. Tickets can be purchased here.
AST - Sicilian Transport Company (Tel. +39 0931. 462711, +39 0931. 464820, Toll-free number: 840. 000. 323INTERBUS - Interbus, Segesta, Etna Trasporti bus lines (Tel. +39 0931. 66710, V. Trieste SR
Noto urban transport - Also in Noto, urban transport is entrusted to the Caruso company - Via G. Borsi - Tel. 0931836123 - which in summer allows you to reach Noto Marina. The stops are Lido di Noto-Calabernardo-Eloro, with suburban buses.
Trains
The railway line that connects Catania to Syracuse is not the fastest, but apart from the refineries it sometimes offers a beautiful landscape. In Syracuse you change and continue to the villages of the Noto area. Particularly striking is the line that moves towards Ragusa cutting rural countryside landscapes with splendid views of the dry stone walls.
For information you can visit the Trenitalia website (or call the toll-free number 848888088 or contact the Central Railway Station of Syracuse at Piazzale della Stazione Centrale 21, 96100 - Siracusa, Tel: 0931. 69650 or the Taxi Taxi Consortium Siracusani, Tel: 06 99 33 05 55
By car
From the North (Province of Messina and Catania):
Catania-Siracusa motorway, following the Catania ring road linking the SS114 Orientale Sicula continue towards Siracusa, from which you reach Noto. The highway is in operation until Rosolini, and not yet completed until Gela.
Highway A18 / E45 Messina-Catania, follows the highway connection (RA 15) Tangenziale di Catania linking the NSA 339 Catania-Siracusa highway and continuing along the SS114 Orientale Sicula continue towards Siracusa.
From the South (Province of Ragusa):
Highway A 18 SR-GELA / Siracusa-Rosolini, connects the entrance of the Province to the municipalities of Avola, Noto, Rosolini, Pachino and Portopalo di Capo Passero From the West:
Highway A19 Palermo-Catania, main highway axis. Reached the RA 15 ring road, Tangenziale di Catania, continue along the NSA 339 Catania-Siracusa motorway with the indications "aut. CT-SR ”and continue along the SS114 Orientale Sicula towards Siracusa.
Ragusa can be reached by car from Catania from Fontanarossa Airport; taking the Statale 194 follow in the direction of Siracusa and turn onto the Statale 194 in the direction of Ragusa, from Palermo take the A19 Palermo-Catania motorway to Caltanisetta, continue on the Statale 626 to Gela and then on the 115 to Ragusa.
On boat
The main ports of the Val di Noto are Catania, Augusta (SR) and Pozzallo (RG)
Port of Catania:
Connections with Naples: TTT lines, Tel: 899 018103 (
Links with Malta: VIRTU FERRIES Ltd. Tel: 095.535711 (
Port of Pozzallo (RG):
Links with Malta: VIRTU FERRIES Ltd. Tel: 0932. 954062 (
Known
"Everyone had to have a great pride, a great pride, a high sense of himself, of himself as individuals and of himself as a community, if immediately after the earthquake they wanted and were able to miraculously reconstruct those cities, with those topographies, with those baroque architectures: spectacular, daring, dazzling concretizations of dreams, realizations of fantastic utopias. » Vincenzo Consolo, essayist
Noto is a small jewel of the Sicilian baroque. A splendid town perched on a plateau overlooking the Asinaro valley.
An important Sicilian, Roman, Byzantine and then Arab center, it was destroyed in full splendor by the 1693 earthquake, but thanks to the skilful reconstruction, Noto has become a magnificent city of art, a Unesco heritage together with Caltagirone, Militello, Catania, Modica , Palazzolo, Ragusa and Scicli.
The extraordinary beauty of Noto, and of the other cities rebuilt after the earthquake, characterizes the whole Val di Noto. Great architects were called for the reconstruction, almost all trained in Rome and in fact the motive of inspiration is that of the Roman Baroque, albeit revisited. The result exceeded expectations and the reconstruction gave birth to a wonderful but different work from city to city: from the dark gray baroque of Catania, where lava stone was used, to the bright architectures of Noto with a honey-colored tint.
The medieval city, of which traces of the walls and the castle are visible, corresponds to the ancient Neto. The layout of the new city is instead the Baroque one, based on wide and straight streets interspersed with squares with stairways overlooked by churches and palaces.
Three main squares, Piazza dell'Immacolata with the homonymous church; then there is the town hall square surrounded by four buildings: the town hall, the church of the Santissimo Salvatore (1791-1801), the bishop's palace and the splendid cathedral of San Nicolò (1771), which dominates from above scenic staircase. In the piazza XVI Maggio there is the church of S. Domenico (1727), with a curved facade, and the Dominican convent with a beautiful rusticated portal. In the church of the Crucifix the statue of the Madonna della Neve is preserved, sculpted by the sculptor Francesco Laurana in 1471.
In addition to Noto and the other beautiful baroque cities, for lovers of ancient civilizations, do not miss, perhaps on hot spring days, a trip to the surrounding areas where archaeological sites of great value are preserved: from the Greek cities of Eloro and Camarina to Greek theater of Palazzolo Acreide; from the Necropolis of Pantalica, also a UNESCO site, to the prehistoric village of Castelluccio, up to the Roman villa of Tellaro.
Noto is a perfect place to visit at any time of the year: in summer, where you can combine cultural visits with trips to the beautiful Sicilian sea, in autumn and winter, perhaps along the Val di Noto wine route which it winds among six municipalities of South Eastern Sicily, such as Palazzolo, Avola, Noto, Rosolini, Pachino and Ispica.
Curiosity
Anciently called Neas by the Sicilians, Neaton by the Greeks and Netum by the Romans, it was the Arabs who gave it the definitive name of Noto. The term which in Arabic has the same meaning as in Italian, wanted to be a tribute to the beauty and importance of the city.
