The corso at seven in the evening
That's when the sun cuts across the street and the stone turns orange. It lasts twenty minutes, then it's gone. Don't be somewhere else.
Inside the restricted zone — which is the whole point
Via Cavour runs parallel to the corso, one block up. You're inside everything and out of the noise: you walk everywhere, and at night you come home without touching the car.
Where we are
Inside the restricted zone — which is the whole point
Via Cavour runs parallel to the corso, one block up. You're inside everything and out of the noise: you walk everywhere, and at night you come home without touching the car.
- Cathedral of San Nicolò60 m — 1 minute on foot
- Palazzo Nicolaci150 m — 2 minutes on foot
- Reserved car park300 m — 4 minutes on foot
- Lido di Noto beach8 km — 12 minutes
- Vendicari nature reserve14 km — 18 minutes
- Cava Grande del Cassibile25 km — 35 minutes
- Syracuse and Ortigia38 km — 40 minutes
- Catania airport92 km — 1 h 10
Demonstration imageThe right hour
What to do, in our opinion
In Sicily it is not only where you go: it is what time you get there. These are ours.
Climbing the bell tower
San Carlo's, three euros and a narrow staircase. From up there you understand how Noto is made: all the same stone, all the same century.
Palazzo Nicolaci
The balconies with their monsters, horses and mermaids are the most photographed thing in town. Inside, the ballroom with its frescoed ceiling is worth the ticket.
Cava Grande del Cassibile
Three hundred metres down to the pools, and then back up. Leave at seven, take water and proper shoes. It closes in August for fire risk — ask us first.
The Infiorata, if you're here in May
Via Nicolaci carpeted in flower petals for three days. Beautiful and packed: book months ahead, or come on the Monday when the children are let loose on it.
The Val di Noto wineries
Nero d'Avola and Moscato di Noto, a quarter of an hour away. Two or three receive by appointment and pour serious things: we'll book for you.
Book direct: same room, lower rate
What doesn't go to a platform stays in the price you pay — and you get the restricted-zone permit either way.