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Fontane Bianche is a convenient base for a vacation in Sicily. It has a splendid beach and it also has a wonderful position close to the motorway.
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What to see around Fontane Bianche
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Day trips from Fontane Bianche
Choose from a variety of amazing places!
UNESCO heritage – Sicilian baroque towns
Oritigia
A top-notch destination, an amazing combination of history, architecture, sea and great food
Noto Antica
One of the Sicilian baroque towns featured in the UNESCO list, and arguably the most famous one. Gelato in front of the main cathedral makes the experience complete!
Ragusa
Ragusa Ibla – another late baroqe town deserving a day trip. Make a coffee-stop in Ispica on the way and enjoy Ragusa both architecture and food!
Modica
Modica is off-the-beaten-track though becoming more popular lately. Wonderful town, famous also fot its chocolate.
Atmospheric walk and a great trekk
Marzamemi
A fishing village becoming trendy lately, an atmospheric place deserving a walk and a diner
Scicli
Ragusa province is a great area for delicious food and marvelous architecture. Scicli is another example of that!
Cavagrande
Spring and summer are the best periods to enjoy a nice trek at Cavagrande nature reserve. The walk at Cavagrande involves walking quite a bit and the return is uphill. The views and the walk are rewarding but make sure you’re prepared for a light trekk!
Pantalica
One more nature reserve and one of the oldest necropolises in the world – deserves a special trip if are up for a good trek
World-class sites
Agrigento
The Valley of the Temples is the largest Ancient Greek archeological complex outside Greece. Agrigento and the Valley deserves at least an overnight stay and it is quite far from Siracuse, but as many people still do it we include it here.
Taormina
The quintessence of the Italian dolce vita, Taormina is among top prestious resorts in Italy.
Etna
The highest active volcano in Europe, Etna is 1 h 40 min drive from Fontane Bianche (to Rifugio Sapienza), but definitely worth a visit
Villa Romana del Casale
UNESCO – listed site, Villa Romana is a treasure for archeologists and history – lovers
