2015-06-24 Marina Di Ragusa – Come Cruise With Us

This morning we set off for another day of sightseeing - our first stop is the town of Scicli 25 kms from Ragusa

This morning we set off for another day of sightseeing and our first stop is the town of Scicli 25 kms from Ragusa

The Church of St Bartholomew is one of a hundred churches in Scicli

Not a lot of lycra in this Dutch cycling group taking a breather while in Scicli !!

Chiesa Madre or the Mother Church in Scicli

The beautiful interior of the Chiesa Madre

The Baroque exterior of Palazzo San Beneventano

One of the amazing carved figures above one of the windows of the Baroque Palazzo

Time for a nice cappuccino and some tiramasu cake

Time for a nice cappuccino and some tiramisu cake

We also did some shopping at Silvia's new boutique called Scic.li in Scicli

We also did some shopping at
Silvia’s newly opened boutique called ‘Scic.li’ in Scicli – well worth a visit !!

The rain began when we arrived at Chiesa San Michele

The rain drops began when we arrived at Chiesa San Michele

Chiesa Di San Maria Della Croce and the convent sit high above the town of Scicli

The view over the old town is quite spectacular

Scicli is believed to have been inhabited for since the 3rd millenium BC

Scicli is believed to have been inhabited since the 3rd millenium BC

The ancient town of Scicli

Time for Ric to have his chocolate icecream fix before we depart Scicli!!

Our next stop is visiting the town of Modica which is close to Scicli

Our next stop is visiting the walled city of Modica which is situated close to Scicli

Corso Umberto is the main street of Modica which in past centuries was where a river flowed through the valley

Façade of the Baroque church of San Pietro in Modica

We visit he Garibaldi Theatre in the main street of Modica

Ric on stage throwing his hat in the air!!!

Ric on stage !! Is that him throwing his hat in the air !!!

The Garibaldi Theatre reminded us of our beautiful old Theatre Royal in Hobart

The Garibaldi Theatre reminded us of the beautiful old intimate ‘Theatre Royal’ in Hobart

Leaving the car in the main street, we climb many steps to the higher part of Modica to visit the beautiful Cathedral of San Giorgio

The view from the road in front of the Cathedral is quite incredible

The view of the hillside from the road in front of the Cathedral

Same view as before but with us in it!!!

The magnificent San Giorgio Cathedral

The exquisite chancel of the Cathedral

We have arrived to see florists delivering and setting up the Cathedral for a wedding

We have arrived to see florists delivering a huge van load full of beautiful flowers for a wedding in the Cathedral due to start in less than an hour!!

We head back down to the lower part of the town to collect the car

With the help of some lovely local girls we manage to find the Pizzo Belvedere which has the most amazing view over Modica

By car we returned to the higher area of Modica and with the help of some lovely local girls we manage to find the Pizzo Belvedere which has the most amazing view over Modica