Private Montalbano Tour: Discover Filming Locations & Sicilian Baroque

Highlights

• Montalbano Filming Locations
• Modica & Scicli
• Punta Secca

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Castello di Donnafugata

   1h

   It is a sumptuous noble residence from the late 19th century. In the Donnafugata castle there are 122 rooms but only 28 are accessible to the public. The servants lived and worked on the lower floors and there were warehouses. In the Fiction of Inspector Montalbano, Donnafugata Castle became the home of the boss Balduccio Sinagra.

2. 2

   Punta Secca

   1h

   You cannot miss a stop in Scicli, a small seaside village where the "Casa di Montalbano" is located near the sea and has been transformed into an accommodation facility for tourists.

3. 3

   Centro storico di Scicli - World Heritage Site

   2h

   We will visit the Vigata Police Station which is nothing less than the Town Hall of the baroque town of Scicli, where the police commissioner's office is actually that of the mayor and the Spadaro Palace, walking through the Baroque streets.

4. 4

   Centro Storico di Ragusa Ibla

   1h 30min

   Visit of Ragusa Ibla, which is its oldest area, with a splendid Piazza del Duomo which can be seen in several scenes of Montalbano's fiction, as well as the Church of San Giorgio, the Church of Santa Maria delle Scale and glimpses of the Giardino Ibleo .

5. 5

   Centro Storico di Modica

   2h

   Visit to Modica, jewel of Baroque art, walk among churches and palaces, visit the Duomo and finally a stop in the oldest factory in Sicily where it will be possible to learn about the production method of true Modica chocolate still made according to ancient tradition. Possibility of a quick lunch

6. 6

   Catania

   2h

   Return to destination

Before you go

Location

97100, Italy