“Noto, European capital of the Baroque”
Noto & Val di Noto
“Noto is one of the most splendidly built cities in Europe: this small remote location emerges in the memory like Würzburg or Nymphenburg, as one of the most refined results of the age that produced Mozart and Tiepolo”
in John J. Ide, Noto – the Perfect Baroque City (1958)
The streets of the city are interspersed with spectacular squares and imposing stairways that connect terraces and slopes. The unified reconstruction produced a coherent urban fabric rich in architectural episodes. The architects active in Noto, Rosario Gagliardi, Vincenzo Sinatra and Paolo Labisi, also engaged in the creation of elaborate architectures, with the use of concave, convex or even curvilinear facades, as in the bell tower of the seminary.
The city of Noto was included in the list of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO in 2002.
Noto and the Val di Noto remain essential stops for those who want to visit Sicily and its beauties.
Choose to spend a holiday in a city rich in history and culture,
between the soft colors of the stone of Noto and the bright sunsets that only Sicily can give you.
