Ispica
Located southeast of Ragusa, on a hill 7km from the coast, Ispica is a real treasure trove of a thousand beauties: nature, churches, palaces and archaeological sites. Called in Sicilian Spaccafurnu, this beautiful town offers 13 km of coastline, between the towns of Pozzallo and Pachino, with fine sandy beaches and dunes which are replaced by high and rocky stretches.
The Cava d’Ispica is a tourist attraction of great value also because, historically, it has been better known to eighteenth and nineteenth century travelers than those of Pantalica and Cassibile. The Cava d’Ispica extends for about 13 km from the territory of Ispica to that of Modica and is crossed by a stream called Pernamazzoni.
It represents one of the most interesting natural and historical scenarios in the south-eastern part of Sicily. The rock settlements that can be seen demonstrate the continuity between an era prior to Greek colonization and the modern era, among them several large troglodyte-type settlements can be recognized: the Fallen or Salnitro Caves (on the Cuozzo cliffs), those of Palazzotto (the Giardina Caves), those of the Castle, the Convent, the Capraria and the Forza d’Ispica group
It represents one of the most interesting natural and historical scenarios in the south-eastern part of Sicily. The rock settlements that can be seen the continuity between an era prior to Greek colonization and the modern era, among them several large troglodyte-type settlements can be recognized: the Fallen or Salnitro Caves (on the Cuozzo cliffs), those of Palazzotto ( the Giardina Caves), those of the Castle, the Convent, the Capraria and the Forza d’Ispica group
It represents one of the most interesting natural and historical scenarios in the south-eastern part of Sicily. The rock settlements that can be seen demonstrate the continuity between an era prior to Greek colonization and the modern era, among them several large troglodyte-type settlements can be recognized: the Fallen or Salnitro Caves (on the Cuozzo cliffs), those of Palazzotto (the Giardina Caves), those of the Castle, the Convent, the Capraria and the Forza d’Ispica group
