In the 1970s, in the country side not far from Noto, the remains of a Roman Villa were discovered after being hidden by an old farmhouse that had been built over it. Archaeological excavations in the following years unearthed extremely refined and marvelous Roman mosaics dating back to the 4th century A.D. To date, only…
Find out what to see in the historic center of Noto: The Cathedral, Castelluccio’s Palace, Tina Di Lorenzo’s Theater, Nicolaci’s Palace. The Cathedral of Saint Nicholas The Cathedral of Saint Nicholas is the highest expression of the Sicilian Baroque as well as the main church in the city of Noto. The beginning of the…
Noto counts with thousands of years of history that go from the Bronze Age to the present day. The foundation The city was founded in the 5th century B.C. by King Ducezio, who moved the human settlement from the Mendola plateau, cradle of the ancient Castelluccio civilization (one of the oldest human settlements in…