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In the heart of the old part of the town of Scicli, you will find 'U DAMMUSO, A CASA NICA and A CASA ASMARA, three traditional homes recently renovated.The houses are original and have been refurnished with love and care.
The colors of the island, simplicity, practical furniture and a warm contact with the neighbors, make you feel at home immediately.
'U Dammuso, A Casa Nica and A Casa Asmara are situated close to the downtown (3 minutes walking) and to the Mediterranean Sea beach (5 km).
Scicli is a city in the Province of Ragusa in the south east of Sicily.
It is 25 kilometres from Ragusa, 80 kilometres from Siracusa, and 130 kilometres from Catania.
Alongside seven other cities in the Val di Noto, it has been listed as one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.
Main sights:
-The church of Santa Marìa la Nova, with a huge Neoclassicist façade. The interior houses a cypresse-wood statue of Madonna della Pietà, probably of Byzantine origin.
-The Mother Church of St. Ignatz, housing the highly venerated image of Madonna dei Milìci.
-The scenographic St. Bartholomew in Baroque style.
-The Town Hall, the Palazzo Spadaro and the Palazzo Beneventano, all boasting Baroque decorations.
-The city is also frequently used as a film set, most recently for Marco Bellocchio's Il regista dei matrimoni and is popular in Italy as the home of Commissioner Montalbano from the popular television series.
-At Easter, the city celebrates with the "Uomo Vivo" parade which involves a long religious procession through the city.
-A decorated horse parade takes place in March, from Scicli to the neighbouring town of Donnalucata.
-The most spectacular religious festival, the A Maronna i Milici occurs in May, commemorating the appearance of the the Madonna on a white horse holding aloft a sword. This encouraged the Christian Normans to defeat the Saracens in 1091.
The economy of the city is mostly agricultural, and the area is renowned for its many greenhouses producing the primizie ("early fruits") that are exported all over Italy.
About Scicli, the writer Elio Vittorini wrote: "It is perhaps the most beautiful city of the world".
from Wikipedia
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