Modica Private Tour

Two neighbourhoods, two cathedrals, and the great jewels of the Sicilian Baroque. In this private tour of Modica with an English-speaking guide, you can visit this city and its treasures without missing a detail.

Description

At the indicated time we'll meet at the entrance of San Giorgio Cathedral to begin this private tour of Modica, a city in the province of Ragusa that will surprise you with its unique beauty.

This town is built on two levels: Upper Modica and Lower Modica. We'll begin in the upper part, first admiring the facade of San Giorgio Cathedral, one of the jewels of Sicilian Baroque.

We'll enter the church to see its decoration of stuccoes, works of art, and the Sacred Ark housing the relics of the patron saint. As we leave, we'll admire views of the lower part.

We'll descend towards Lower Modica, walking through narrow streets and stairways, coming across the remains of the Castle of the Counts, a medieval fortification. Our tour will also include the house of Salvatore Quasimodo, a Nobel Prize-winning Sicilian writer now a museum. In Modica Basso, we'll enter the late-baroque-style Cathedral of San Pietro, noted for its staircase decorated with statues.

Our tour will conclude after two hours in Corso Umberto I, the main street of Lower Modica, where you'll find stores selling typical products.