.jpg/250px-Veduta_aerea_di_Siracusa_e_con_l'Etna_sullo_sfondo_(Foto_di_Angelo_Bonomo).jpg)
Southeastern Sicily is a territory of the region Sicily.
To know
Territories and tourist destinations
37 ° 12′0 ″ N 14 ° 41′24 ″ E
Southeastern Sicily Ragusano - It is the southernmost territory of the island.
Ennese - This territory is located in the heart of the island.
Urban centers
Southeast Sicily: full screen map.Inland
Caltagirone ceramic vase
- 1 Caltagirone (Cartaggiruni, Caltagiruni or Cattaggiruni in Sicilian, Qalat-al-Ghiran in Arabic) —
The city is famous for the production of colorful ceramics. - 2 Centuripe (Centuorbi in Sicilian) - Urbanistically star-shaped town with several Roman monuments and a valuable archaeological museum. Defined by Garibaldi "balcony of Sicily".
- 3 Cerami (Cirami in Sicilian, Keràmion in Greek)
- 4 Enna (Castrugiuvanni in obsolete Sicilian, Qasr Yanna in Arabic) - The highest provincial capital of Italy as well as the center of Sicily.
- 5 Leonforte (Liunforti in Sicilian)
- 6 Militello in Val di Catania — This city is part of the UNESCO Baroque cities of southeastern Sicily and has many churches and buildings of valuable Baroque. The surrounding area is dotted with necropolis and places to explore.
- 7 Mineo - In addition to being the hometown of writers Luigi Capuana is Giuseppe Bonaviri, Mineo has several archaeological sites, including necropolis, ancient cities and castles.
- 8 Piazza Armerina — The city is famous for its mosaics Roman villa of the Casale.
The city is famous for the production of colorful ceramics.Coast on the Ionian Sea
- 9 Augusta (Aùsta in Sicilian) - Important commercial and military port.
- 10 Melilli (Miliddi in Sicilian) - Baroque town of Syracuse.
- 11 Known — The stone garden, the most vivid example of Sicilian Baroque.
- 12 Pachino (Bachinu or Pachinu in Sicilian) - Located in the southernmost point of the island
- 13 Priolo Gargallo (Priolu in Sicilian)
- 14 Syracuse (Sarausa in Sicilian) - City rich in history and home of Archimedes
Coast on the Sicilian Sea
- 15 Butera (Vutera in Sicilian, Būtīrah in Arabic)
- 16 Caltagirone (Cartaggiruni, Caltagiruni or Cattaggiruni in Sicilian)
- 17 Gela - In the past an important Greek polis of which some remains are visible.
- 18 Ispica (Ispica or Spaccafurnu in Sicilian)
- 19 Modica (Muòrica in Sicilian, Mūdhiqa in Arabic) —
- 20 Pozzallo (Puzzaddu in Sicilian, Marsa as Deramini in Arabic)
- 21 Ragusa (Raùsa in Sicilian, Ragus or Rakkusa in Arabic) —
- 22 Scicli (Scichili in Sicilian, Siklah in Arabic) — with a historic center that is included in the list of World Heritage Sites.
Other destinations
- Pantalica (Rock Necropolis of Pantalica) - Appearing in the list of the World Heritage Sites ofUNESCO, the necropolis of Pantalica dates back to the 13th century BC. and extends over a plateau between suggestive gorges carved by the Anapo river.
- Floristella-Grottacalda mining park - Industrial archeology park where there were the ancient sulfur mines.
- Biviere di Gela oriented nature reserve (Biviere of Gela)
- Cavagrande del Cassibile nature reserve - 300 meters deep canyon on which the Cassibile river flows. Location known for its naturalistic and archaeological pre-existences and for the famous "lakes". However, the reserve has been closed since 2014 due to static and safety problems in the area. Many tourists, evading the ban, still enter the reserve, albeit at their own risk.
- Vendicari Wildlife Reserve oriented nature reserve (Vendicari Nature Reserve) - Coastal and marshy reserve between the territories of Known is Pachino.
- Rossomanno-Grottascura-Bellia nature reserve - inside the reserve you can visit the so-called Enchanted stones or puppet dancers (in Sicilian), natural rocks with a vaguely anthropomorphic shape.
How to get
How to get around
What see
Donnafugata Castle
- 1 Donnafugata Castle, Contrada Donnafugata (At 400 meters there is the train station that allows you to reach the site also from Modica or Ragusa. By bus through the Tumino company, timetables are available here. By car there is also a paid parking in front of the entrance.), ☎ 39 0932 619333, @[email protected].
€ 6 full, € 3 reduced. 
Tue-Sun 9: 00-13: 00 and 14: 00-17: 00 (in summer the opening hours are extended). Improperly defined as a castle, this nineteenth-century building is actually a sumptuous residence that belonged to the rich family of Arezzo De Spuches. The interiors are well decorated and furnished and best reconstruct the atmosphere of the Sicilian nobility whose reference to the "Leopard" seems inevitable. Outside you can also visit the garden with a masonry labyrinth. Donnafugata Castle has often been used as a film set for both the Inspector Montalbano series and other films and is certainly one of the attractions not to be missed. 
€ 6 full, € 3 reduced. 
Tue-Sun 9: 00-13: 00 and 14: 00-17: 00 (in summer the opening hours are extended). Improperly defined as a castle, this nineteenth-century building is actually a sumptuous residence that belonged to the rich family of Arezzo De Spuches. The interiors are well decorated and furnished and best reconstruct the atmosphere of the Sicilian nobility whose reference to the "Leopard" seems inevitable. Outside you can also visit the garden with a masonry labyrinth. Donnafugata Castle has often been used as a film set for both the Inspector Montalbano series and other films and is certainly one of the attractions not to be missed.
Itineraries
What to do
Events and parties
| Date | Festivity | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| April | Feast of St. George | TO Modica | |
| March April | Holy Week | TO Enna | |
| May-July | Classical representations | Greek Theater of Syracuse | |
| June | At full volume | Exhibition of books and literature a Ragusa | |
| June | Feast of St. Paul | TO Palazzolo Acreide | |
| July | Feast of Maria SS. of the Visitation | TO Enna | |
| July | Ortigia Film Festival | TO Syracuse | |
| August | Feast of San Sebastiano | TO Palazzolo Acreide | |
| August | Palio of the Normans | TO Piazza Armerina | |
| August | Feast of the Assumption | TO Syracuse | |
| August | Palio of the sea | TO Syracuse | |
| October | Agrimontana | TO Palazzolo Acreide | |
| December | Feast of Saint Lucia | Celebrated a Syracuse | |
At the table
Safety
Those who travel by car along the secondary roads of the hinterland must necessarily consider the disastrous conditions of the internal roads. Various arteries connecting the mountain areas are subject to landslides which also involved certain sections of the corresponding state roads. Much worse the situation in the provincial roads that show visible signs of deformation of the surface with sudden depressions or the absence of asphalt for several meters. These dangers are often poorly reported or even unreported. Motorists traveling on internal roads are recommended to always proceed at moderate speed to avoid damaging the car or going off the road. In case of heavy rain it is not recommended to avoid the most exposed roads.
All the other roads on the island, especially the coastal ones, do not present any danger. The connections are generally good except to find, at times, a barely legible or almost completely erased road markings.
Other projects
Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Southeastern Sicily
Commons contains images or other files on Southeastern Sicily
