![]() It boasts an oval plant and the interior is divided by twelve columns. ![]() If you have got some time left, we recommend a visit to the Monastero di Santa Chiara. Usually there are not many visitors because most people beeline straight for the Dome.Īlso very interesting buildings are Palazzo Astuto and Palazzo Villadorata. The little town is proud of its 35 churches – the most visited one is the Cattedrale di San Nicolò di Mira, which was finished in the year 1776. It is well worth a visit and the entrance is free. This superb square features the Cathedral and the town hall, Palazzo Ducezio, which houses an impressive hall of mirrors – the “Sala degli Specchi” with 19 thcentury frescoes. The main road Corso Vittoro Emanuele runs straight from “Porta Reale” to Noto’s main square “Piazza Municipio” – an “Orgy in Baroque”. There are still plenty of quiet streets to wander and squares to explore. People populate mostly the main street, while the rest of Noto is hardly undiscovered by the crowds. Best times to visit are early in the morning just after sunrise and in late afternoon right before sunset, when the sun dips this gorgeous stony masterpiece in gold.įrom April to mid June and in September/October you won’t be the only visitor in Noto – in fact you should prepare yourself for hordes of tourists, because every Sicily round trip includes a visit to the town. Noto offers the great picture – a harmonious combination of Baroque religious buildings and palazzos. Usually the many churches of Noto are only open at mass times. The reconstruction is remarkable as the same techniques and materials of the original builders in the 18 th century were used. The major restoration works on the church were completed in 2007. Parts of the cathedral collapsed on a Sunday in the ywar 1996, fortunately after the mass, so nobody of the believers was hurt, because all of them had already left the church. The soft Iblean stone has been damaged by traffic vibrations, some buildings are always undergoing renovations and therefore inaccessible to tourists. As building material the architects used tuff stone, under sunlight the city seems to be dipped in honey. Noto is listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Palazzos, town mansions, churches and cloisters flank the main road. Noto is also called the capital of Sicilian Baroque. The ancient Noto – Noto Antica – lies eight kilometres north on Mount Alveria. Noto, the “Garden of Stone”, owes its architectural uniformity to the earthquake of 1693 that destroyed the old town centre.
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