“Bisogna essere intelligenti per venire a Ibla, una certa qualità d'animo, il gusto per i tufi silenziosi e ardenti, i vicoli ciechi, le giravolte inutili, le persiane sigillate su uno sguardo nero che spia”…

Gesualdo Bufalino

Once in Ragusa it is impossible not to visit Ragusa Ibla, the heart of the city, his most charming neighborhood with numerous palaces and churches.

Ragusa Ibla (Iusu, or "lying down"), an ancient city which is spread wide as the offshoot big new part of Ragusa, is located in the eastern part of the city, on a hill that goes from 385 to 440 m altitude.

After the earthquake of 1693, the ancient city of Ragusa was rebuilt in the late Baroque style. In it are as many as 14 of the 18 monuments in the city of Ragusa today entered in the World Heritage Site. The wonderful old town contains over fifty churches and palaces in the Baroque style. In the far east, there is the Park and there are also the ruins of the ancient city, called Hybla.

Montalbano TV series has made it famous, so that even many Sicilians have discovered it lately.

All around Ibla is the countryside with carob trees, some old farm or an historic isolated villa. And bundles of hay, local cows, typical stone walls of white stone: everything has contributed for making Ragusa a Heritage Site.

Ragusa Ibla is also home to some major international events, as Ibla Buskers, Ibla Grand Prize (competition for singers, composers and musicians) and the "Island of cinema" film festival, and ancient traditions as the San Giovanni, San Giorgio, and Holy Week celebrations.

Many are the places of interest of Ragusa province: Castle of Donnafugata, Scicli, Modica, Noto, Siracusa, Ispica, Cava d'Ispica, the Wilderness River Irminio and the Aleppo pine, the excavations and the museum of Kamarina , the coastal locations of Marina di Ragusa, Pozzallo, Punta Secca, Punta Braccetto, Scoglitti, etc.

Visiting us, you will spend a holiday full of beauty, culture, nature and great food that is served at the best restaurants present in Ibla.