Tour of the Baroque towns
If you are staying at Villa del Lauro you cannot miss the opportunity to visit the most important Baroque towns in Sicily. After having spent beautiful moments with our in villa experiences, you can start to discover the secrets hidden around our mansion.
Our four-star boutique hotel is located in the old center of Ragusa and you can easily walk through the typical alleyways of the Baroque town. Driving few minutes from our hotel, you will get to other Baroque destinations in the Val di Noto. Our kind staff will help you organize a daily tour to the most fascinating towns.
Among these, the maximum expression of the Sicilian Baroque is Noto. Its old center has been declared UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2002. Its majestic cathedral is well known all over the world and together with aristocratic residences, history and traditions it gathers many visitors every day, bestowing unique and unforgettable emotions upon them. Your tour can continue in Scicli where you will travel back in time with its ancient buildings, baroque churches and old alleyways. Your next stop could be Modica, famous for its homonym chocolate, or Caltagirone with its well-known ceramics or Palazzolo Acreide, a small town with a rich historic heritage that still treasures evidence of the ancient Greek domination.
Our four-star boutique hotel is located in the old center of Ragusa and you can easily walk through the typical alleyways of the Baroque town. Driving few minutes from our hotel, you will get to other Baroque destinations in the Val di Noto. Our kind staff will help you organize a daily tour to the most fascinating towns.
Among these, the maximum expression of the Sicilian Baroque is Noto. Its old center has been declared UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2002. Its majestic cathedral is well known all over the world and together with aristocratic residences, history and traditions it gathers many visitors every day, bestowing unique and unforgettable emotions upon them. Your tour can continue in Scicli where you will travel back in time with its ancient buildings, baroque churches and old alleyways. Your next stop could be Modica, famous for its homonym chocolate, or Caltagirone with its well-known ceramics or Palazzolo Acreide, a small town with a rich historic heritage that still treasures evidence of the ancient Greek domination.
Discover the surroundings of Villa del Lauro
Castle of Donnafugata
Not so far from Villa del Lauro, you cannot miss the visit to the elegant Castle of Donnafugata. A huge holiday residence of a noble family, a magic place where you can still breathe the nineteenth century aristocratic atmosphere in Sicily. Outside, the castle is surrounded by an eight hectares park where you can walk through secular plants, a small temple, a caffeaos (typical kiosk of the eighteenth century gardens used as place of rest), artificial caves and a funny maze.
Discover the surroundings of Villa del Lauro
Ceramics of Caltagirone
Ceramics of Caltagirone are one of the excellence in the Ragusa area and one of the most famous handicraft all over Italy and the world, realized in the homonym town not so far from Villa del Lauro. Hand-made, colorful and decorated with different patterns, the ceramics of Caltagirone are the expression of an ancient tradition. They were firstly produced during Neolith era and because of the melting process of different cultures, they have been used to create the most important Sicilian symbols, such as the Trinacria, the pinecones and the Moorish heads. Today these trendy symbols decorate most of the houses of those who once visited Caltagirone.