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Noto History & Culture City Tours
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About Noto
Noto is the high point of Sicilian Baroque, a honey-coloured grid of churches and palazzi rebuilt in the 18th century after the earthquake of 1693 — and the best way to read its facades is with someone who knows the stone. A short, focused walk such as the Noto Private Tour: The Stone Garden of Sicilian Baroque unpacks the architecture in two hours, while the From Syracuse: Car/Van Tour to Noto, Ragusa and Modica places Noto within the wider Baroque of the Val di Noto.
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Noto is a UNESCO-listed Baroque city rebuilt as a single coherent project after 1693, so its history is written in the architecture itself. A good guide explains the local limestone, the architects and the urban plan rather than just pointing out churches.
