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Things to do in Pachino Italy – what to see attractions and activities

Welcome to Pachino Italy. If you’are planning to visit Pachino for your next trip and you are looking for the best places to visit, here you’ll find tips and suggestions of most popular point of interest and activities not to be missed in Pachino and surrounding. Travelers will appreciate this italian town with his rich historical and artistic heritage, local culture and environment. Discover the monuments, buildings, natural treasures and all the details that characterize Pachino and its territory. Share and suggest a place you've visited.

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Portopalo di Capo Passero (6 Km)

Chiesa di San Gaetano

The Church of San Gaetano, Patron of Portopalo, is located in the heart of the village and in the heart of the villagers. Located on the corner of Via Vittorio Emanuele and Via Lucio Tasca.

Noto (9 Km)

Torre Vendicari

Noto (9 Km)

Spiaggia della Tonnara nell'Oasi di Vendicari

Noto (10 Km)

Villa romana del Tellaro

These are the remains of a Roman Villa from the 4th century AD. The excavations have brought to light the remains of an ancient dwelling with an area of 6000 square meters. It is located on the right bank of the Tellaro River, and since 2008, following a long renovation process, it is open to the public. Behind the Villa you can admire the beautiful vineyards, where even today the traditional grapes of the territory are cultivated.

Siracusa (12 Km)

La spiaggia di Vendicari

Noto (12 Km)

Spiaggia Cala Mosche nell'Oasi di Vendicari

Noto (12 Km)

Spiaggia do'Iancu

Noto (13 Km)

Spiaggia Marianelli (Eloro)

Noto (14 Km)

Eloro Citta' Greca (Vi Sec.Ac)

Siracusa (15 Km)

La Spiaggia di Eloro

Siracusa (17 Km)

Calabernardo

Noto (19 Km)

Porta Reale Ferdinandea

The Ferdinandea Royal Gate of Noto is the symbol of entry into the city. It was designed in 1838 in honor of King Ferdinand II of Bourbon. The construction was completed in the same year and is still well preserved today.

Noto (19 Km)

Chiesa S. Francesco d Assisi

The church of San Francesco D'Assisi is among the most impressive religious buildings in Noto. The church was built at the end of the eighteenth century. Its peculiarity is clearly visible on its facade, in the transition from the Baroque style to the classic one. Of particular interest, is the tabernacle of the high altar in bronze and silver embossed and chiseled.

Noto (19 Km)

Chiesa S. Chiara

The church of Santa Chiara was erected around 1730 and follows the model of the Roman churches with the central plan of elliptical shape. Outside there is a bell tower adorned with 2 capitals. Of great interest, are the 12 internal columns on which there are the statues of the apostles and the Baroque architectural style that is recognized above all inside the church with the decorations in stucco and putti.

Noto (19 Km)

Basilica San Salvatore

The Basilica of San Salvatore is a building with lines from the late eighteenth century. Inside there are pure gold decorations that embellish it even more and the frescoes of the well-known painter Mazza, moreover, in the altars there are four canvases dating back to Velasco. The scenography is characterized by the splendid staircase closed on one side by the Monastery of the Holy Savior.

Noto (19 Km)

Palazzo Ducezio - Sala degli Specchi

The building dates back to the 18th century and is the seat of the Town Hall. The biggest attraction of this building is the Hall of Mirrors, which has an oval shape decorated with gold stucco and beautiful mirrors. The central painting was carried out in 1826 by the master A. Mazza and depicts an allegory of the king of the Sicilian. The room is used to host illustrious delegations and prestigious events.

Noto (19 Km)

Cattedrale di San Nicolò

The Cathedral dedicated to S. Nicolò di Mira was characterized by a happy fusion of Baroque and classic elements together. Its reconstruction has mixed the eighteenth-century construction techniques with the most modern technologies in the field of anti-seismic engineering. In addition, the works of art that make up its contents can be considered the symbol of a diocesan community, alive and creative.

Noto (19 Km)

Chiesa del Collegio - San Carlo al Corso

The church of the College of Noto is the church of the Jesuit convent, and is dedicated to San Carlo Borromeo. The façade has three levels, and is characterized by free columns, instead, the interior reserves numerous works of art and various paintings on canvas. The bell tower of the church consists of three bells. From the church you can admire the panorama of the historic center of Noto.

Noto (19 Km)

Museo Civico

The Civic Museum of Noto is divided into two sections, the first archaeological that collects all the finds found from the excavations of the ancient archaeological complex of Noto and the second artistic is the Art Gallery contemporary E.E. Pirrone, created by the donation of the works of the sculptor Giuseppe Pirrone, famous at national level.

Noto (19 Km)

Palazzo Nicolaci

Also known by the name Prince's Palace, this building was restored to its former glory after a complete renovation. The construction dates back to the beginning of the 18th century, and was designed by Rosario Gagliardi on commission of the Nicolaci family. The style is purely Baroque, decorated with several balconies enclosed by curved railings. Among the decorative elements we can also note mermaids, winged horses, sphinxes and many others.

Noto (19 Km)

Teatro Comunale Vittorio Emanuele

The Teatro Comunale Vittorio Emanuele is located in front of the Church of San Domenico and dates back to the end of the 19th century. It was inaugurated in 1870, and, since then, the stage of the theater has hosted the most famous artists such as Tina di Lorenzo, Pierantonio Tasca and Eleonore Duse. The theater has a capacity of 320 seats and a gallery with 80 seats. In 1990 the theater was renovated and reopened in 1997.

Noto (19 Km)

Chiesa di S. Domenico

The Church of San Domenico is a religious building from the Baroque era. It was built as a convent church of the Dominican Fathers at the beginning of the 18th century. The façade has two orders, the first Doric and the second Ionian, while the central part is convex. The interior is still in good condition today. The building has five domes beautifully decorated with stucco and altars with paintings from the eighteenth-century period. Today, the former Convent is transformed into a school.

Noto (19 Km)

Chiesa di Montevergine (San Girolamo)

The Church of Montevergine or San Girolamo was built between 1695 and 1697, for the Cistercian Sisters of Monte Vergine. The church is dedicated to St. Jerome, doctor of the Church. The building has a concave façade, with two bell towers and has an interesting scenographic aspect. At the top of the staircase stands the door, bordered by six pilasters and two quadrangular columns. The Church has a single nave, surrounded by Corinthian columns with a classic look, surmounted by stuccoes and half-reliefs of angels.

Noto (19 Km)

Palazzo Impellizzeri

Since the Impellizzeri were opposed to building the city on the Colle delle Meti, they were at odds with the other noble families of the time so they decided to build the palace in the upper part of Noto. The style used is a blend of the Baroque with the Neoclassical characterized by a large portal surmounted by the coat of arms of the family and several pillars. At the entrance there are two memorial tombstones concerning the family, while in the different rooms you can see decorations with stuccoes and canvases from the 18th century.

Noto (19 Km)

Ex Monastero San Tommaso

Noto (19 Km)

Porta d. Montagna

The door to the Mountain, from which you access Monte Alveria, is located in the “Ancient Noto”, the ancient town of Noto destroyed in 1693 by a powerful earthquake. Noto had powerful walls (fortifications) from which it was accessed through two north and south gates and seven smaller gates, one of these precisely “The Gate of the Mountain”. The fortifications were erected during the Arab domination between the 800 and 900 the door is still well preserved.

Noto (20 Km)

Chiesa Santissimo Crocifisso

The church of the Most Holy Crucifix is the second largest church in the municipality of Noto. It was designed in the first decades of the eighteenth century by Rosario Gagliardi. Inside it has 3 naves, decorated with marble altars and covered by domes. On the right headboard is the most important work, the marble statue of the Madonna della Neve by Francesco Laurana, coming from Noto Antica, which dates back to 1471, on the other hand, in the left nave is find the Chapel of Landolina decorated with stuccoes and frescoes.

Other attractions in Pachino

Bridges

Pontenuovo

From this bridge you can to see both the small and the large port of 413 BC. It was held here, the battle between Athens and Syracuse

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La Corte del Sole

Noto (14 Km) - Loc. Eloro Pizzuta

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Today the ancient Masseria is a four star hotel located in the heart of the Val di Noto. The hotel offers you all the comforts of a 4 star hotel, without forgetting its roots and its cultural identity, closely tied to the land that surrounds it and characterized by a warm welcome and a cozy atmosphere throughout your stay. The hotel is built around a small white stone courtyard, where once the working life of the farm was held, now equipped with Arabic-style tables and cushions. In warm summer evenings, the courtyard becomes the ideal place for parties, food and wine evenings and entertainm

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Things to do in Pachino Italy – what to see attractions and activities

Spiaggia delle Formiche

Spiaggia di Carratois - Portopalo

What To See near Pachino

Chiesa di San Gaetano

Torre Vendicari

Spiaggia della Tonnara nell'Oasi di Vendicari

Villa romana del Tellaro

La spiaggia di Vendicari

Spiaggia Cala Mosche nell'Oasi di Vendicari

Spiaggia do'Iancu

Spiaggia Marianelli (Eloro)

Eloro Citta' Greca (Vi Sec.Ac)

La Spiaggia di Eloro

Calabernardo

Porta Reale Ferdinandea

Chiesa S. Francesco d Assisi

Chiesa S. Chiara

Basilica San Salvatore

Palazzo Ducezio - Sala degli Specchi

Cattedrale di San Nicolò

Chiesa del Collegio - San Carlo al Corso

Museo Civico

Palazzo Nicolaci

Teatro Comunale Vittorio Emanuele

Chiesa di S. Domenico

Chiesa di Montevergine (San Girolamo)

Palazzo Impellizzeri

Ex Monastero San Tommaso

Porta d. Montagna

Chiesa Santissimo Crocifisso

Other attractions in Pachino

Pontenuovo

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