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| Ragusa | ||
| region | RG | |
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| Residents | 73.638 (2018) | |
| height | 520 m | |
| Tourist info | 0932 675353 http://www.ragusaturismo.it | |
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Ragusa is the capital of the homonymous province in the southeast of the island Sicily.
background
The city of Ragusa consists of two fundamentally different districts.
To the east, on a hilltop surrounded by a ravine, is the old part of town Ragusa Ibla. After the devastating earthquake of 1693, this part of the city also had to be largely rebuilt, but the medieval structure with the winding alleys and stairs remained.
The district that was rebuilt after the earthquake of 1693 Ragusa "supra" (or Ragusa superiore) was built according to the criteria of baroque town planning in a chessboard-like pattern with wide streets and squares.
In 1838, asphalt deposits were discovered in the Ragusa region and this asphalt soon became an export item; today, oil and natural gas are extracted. Agriculture remains one of the most important branches of the economy, especially dairy farming and cheese production, but also viticulture.
history
The history of the settlement goes back to the Neolithic Age, later a Siculian settlement arose in the area, which was named in honor of the goddess Hera Hybla Heraia wore. The tyrants of Gela and Agrigento tried at 491 resp. 450 BC in vain to take the city, which was always on good terms with Kamarina. This is how the city got the name Hibla audax, "the daring one". In the 3rd century B.C. Ragusa came under Roman rule together with Modica.
Those who follow in rule Byzantines surrounded the city around 700 AD. with a wall ring; she could also feel after the fall of Modica to the Arabs for a few more decades until Ragusa fell to the Arabs in 867.
Under the Normans Ragusa was raised to a county in 1090 and the rights were confirmed under Frederick II. As part of the Sicilian Vespers, the lords of Anjou, from whom Ragusa and Modica had to suffer, were driven out and the cities fell to the House of Aragon. January 11th 1693 was Southeast Sicily from a formidable earthquake destroyed, the city was largely rebuilt like many in the area in the style of the Sicilian Baroque.
By 1848 Ragusa, Modica and Scicli had already rebelled against the Burbon rule; It was only with the March of the Thousand under Garibaldi that the Burbon rule in Sicily was ended in 1860 and the island was united with the Kingdom of Italy.
After socialist ideas had spread in Ragusa, it became the focus of fascist politics and, in this context, made it the provincial capital in 1927.
getting there
By plane
The modernized airport converted for civil use] Comiso airport
(IATA: CIY) lies by Comiso, about 15 km from Ragusa away. However, it only has a very limited range of flights, mostly Ryanair flights.
The airport of Catania airport(IATA: CTA) has a wider selection of scheduled flights, buses the Etnatrasporti, Catania, secure the connection. Occasionally buses also run to Palermoto the one there Palermo-Punta Raisi Airport(IATA: PMO) to reach.
By train
Railway connections of the Trenitalia exist only over Syracusewho have favourited Siracusa Line - Gela - Canicatti is about Ragusa guided. A north-facing narrow-gauge railway line Ragusa - Bivio Giarratana - Vizzini / Siracusa was shut down in 1956.
By bus
Bus connections to the south of the province to Marina di Ragusa and S.Croce di Camerina are operated by, among others AST and Tumino ensured Etnatrasporti also serves connections in the direction of Catania. Interbus served lines over Noto - Siracusa - Catania also with long-distance connections, Autolinee Sal drives direction Gela and Agrigento and SAIS in numerous larger cities in Sicily incl. Palermo and Catania - Messina. The Website of the city of Ragusa linked to the various societies.
In the street
From the autobahn 
Messina - Syracuse which currently ends at Rosolini and which is to be continued to Gela is Ragusa over the 
Sud Occidentale Sicula reachable, which can be reached via Modica - Ragusa - Comiso - Vittoria away from the coast and then down Gela back along the south coast Agrigento leads to the west.
The partly developed as an expressway 
connects Ragusa with the coastal town Marina di Ragusa.
There are connections to the north via the 
SS194 over Francofonte - Lentini after Catania and something west about that 
SS514 to the north, the west goes 
to Caltagirone, to the east it also joins the .
By boat
The marina of Marina di Ragusa was built between 2006 and 2009, there are no ferry connections from it.
mobility
Within Ragusa local buses operate the AST, which in addition to the upper town Ragusa Ibla open up with a ring line. A rapid transit network is planned on the route of the former regional train, but its implementation is still pending.
Tourist Attractions
Streets, squares and parks
The main roads and promenades in Ragusa superiore are the one crossed by Via Roma 1 Corso Vittorio Veneto and the one running parallel to the north of it 2 Corso Italia . This sits to the east in the 3 Corso Mazzini which leads in serpentines down to Piazza della Republica. Pedestrians take the best route from the upper town to Ragusa Ibla 4 Via delle Scale past the church of the same name. The 5 Piazza della Republica lies at the narrowest point before the hill with the old town Ragusa Ibla begins to the east, in the north the Via del Mercato leads around the hill to 6 Piazza del Duomo and from there Corso April 25 to the east to 7 Giardino Ibleo, a park with a nice terrace. From Giardino Ibleo there is a great view to the east into the valley of Fuime Irmino and the Ibleian hills.
Churches
- of the Chiesa San Giorgio Vecchio on the Piazza Odierna only the entrance portal remained after the earthquake of 1963. The 1 Portals of San Giorgio is an excellent example of Norman Gothic.
- in the park Giardino Ibleo is located in the east on the terrace 2 Chiesa di Sant'Agata or Chiesa dei Cappucini.
- is a little more central in the Giardino Ibleo 3 Chiesa di San Giacomo Apostolo
- and further west next to the park entrance the dilapidated one 4 Chiesa di San Vincenzo Ferreri
- on Corso 25 Aprile you first come to the little church 5 S. Maria del Valverde from the 17./18. Century and on to
- 6 Chiesa San Giuseppe, The church a little further west on Corso 25 Aprile on the way to the Duomo is also built in 1701/57 in the late Baroque style according to plans by the architect Rosario Gagliardi on the ruins of an older church that was destroyed by the earthquake. A Benedictine monastery belonged to the church.
- the 7 Duomo San Giorgio was rebuilt after the earthquake of 1693 under the architect Rosario Gagliardi and is considered one of the showpieces of the Sicilian Baroque. Inside there is a sculpture by Gagini and a huge organ, which was one of the largest of its time when it was built in 1881/82.
- the 8 Chiesa San Francesco all'Immacolata is in the north at Piazza Chiaramonte. The campanile of the 13th century. originating church is said to be one of the oldest in Sicily.
- a little further to the west, not far from the Palazzo Battaglia, is the 9 Chiesa SS. Annunziata from the years 1517/30.
- in the south of the Duomo on Via Torrenuova is the 10 Chiesa del Gesu from the 17th century
- the 11 Chiesa del Purgatorio (Santissime Anime del Purgatorio) was consecrated in 1658 and survived the earthquake of 1693 largely unscathed. It was expanded to a three-aisled basilica in 1740/87 and is located in a prominent position on the Piazza della Republica, at the transition from Ragusa superiore to Ragusa Ibla.
- the 12 Chiesa Santa Maria delle Scale was in the 15th century. It was built and recently renovated, with a Gothic stone pulpit preserved in it.
- the 13 Chiesa S.Maria dell'Itria with its blue majolica roof of the campanile was only slightly damaged in the earthquake, but it was also rebuilt in the baroque style.
- the 14 Cattedrale di San Giovanni BattistaLocated in Ragusa Superiore, the castle was built on the ruins after the earthquake, with its 50 m high campanile it is one of the largest churches in Sicily.
- the 15 Chiesa Maria SS. Addolorata is located on Corso Italia in the immediate vicinity of the cathedral.
Palazzi
- at the 8 Palazzo Bertini from the 18th century the three sculptural heads fall on Corso Italia "mascheroni" with representations of the beggar, the noble and the merchant.
- the 9 Palazzo Zacco (Palazzo Melfi) is considered to be one of the most beautiful in Ragusa superiore.
- the 10 Palazzo Battaglia from the 17th century lies in Ragusa Ibla and is attributed to the architect Gagliardi.
Buildings
- the building of the 11 Circolo di Conversazione was built in 1850 in neoclassical style and is located in the Piazza duomo in Ragusa Ibla.
Museums
- 16 Museo Archeologico Ibleo, Via Natalelli. Tel.: 0932 622963. Open: 9.00-13.30 / 16.30-19.30 Monday-Sunday.
Parks
- from Giardino Ibleo at the eastern tip of Ragusa Ibla you have a magnificent view of the Valle del Fiume Irmino and the Ibleische hills.
- the park 17 Villa Margherita was named after a period of neglect in 2007 Giovanni Paolo II Park reopened.
various
activities
- The festival in honor of the patron saint of Ragusa Ibla, San Giorgio, takes place on April 23rd.
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
- Terra del sole ibla B&B, Corso Giuseppe Mazzini 218b. Tel.: 39 3336821202, Email: [email protected]. B&B, accessible from Ragusa by bus No.11.Price: € 35.00 for one person, € 55/60 for 2 people.
security
For historical reasons, the influence of organized crime in Ragusa has always been low and the city has one of the lowest crime rates in Italy, but the usual precautionary measures should not be ignored.
health
- the 1 Ospedale Maria Paternò Arezzo Ospedale Maria Paternò Arezzo is located in the south of the city on the
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Practical advice
- the 2 Main post office von Ragusa Sup. with its monumental architecture probably dates from the 1930s
trips
- in Marina di Ragusa are still the ruins of a to ward off pirate incursions in the 16th century. create tower to see who 18 Torre Cabrera stands in the Piazza di Torre at the western end of the Lungomare Andrea Doria.
- the 19 Castello di Donnafugata from the 14th century with a park well worth seeing is located on the Ragusa - Comiso railway line, approx. 15 km from Ragusa.
- the nature reserve 20 Riserva Naturale Macchia Foresta del Fiume Irminio is on the coastal road
of Marina di Ragusa eastward direction Plaia grande. The mouth of the Fiume Irmino can be reached in a short walk. - the nature reserve 21 Riserva Naturale Pino d'Aleppo between Scoglitti and Vittoria near the
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