French: Villes du baroque tardif de la vallée de Noto (sud-est de la Sicile)
The Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily) is a World Heritage site in Italy defined by the UNESCO in 2002 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 551 (580, 812) in our monthly survey..
"The eight towns in south-eastern Sicily: Caltagirone, Militello Val di Catania, Catania, Modica, Noto, Palazzolo, Ragusa and Scicli, were all rebuilt after 1693 on or beside towns existing at the time of the earthquake which took place in that year. They represent a considerable collective undertaking, successfully carried out at a high level of architectural and artistic achievement. Keeping within the late Baroque style of the day, they also depict distinctive innovations in town planning and urban building."
Copyright © 1992 2014 UNESCO/World Heritage Centre. All rights reserved."
(i)(ii)(iv)(v)
Weblinks
- Wikipedia
- Pictures from flickr about Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)
- Google Search for News about Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)
- Google Search for Pictures about Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)
- Qwant Search for web, social items and news about Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)
- Google Maps interactive (+StreetView) about Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)