Note: You may be looking for the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa, Japan.

NotoFountain - Fontana di Ercole

Noto is in Sicily, Italy. The city is one of the eight world legacy listed "Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto".

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Noto was once situated on Mount Alveria but destroyed by an earthquake in Val di Noto in 1693 and was rebuilt in another site in Baroque style.

==Tourist information

Ufficio informazioni turistiche A.A.P.I.T. - Piazza XVI Maggio 36.891795, 15.068125 behind the Hercules fountain ☎ +39 0931573779 Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 09:30-10:30, 15:30-16:30; Saturday to Sunday 09:30-11:00, 15:30-17:00
Info Point Città di Noto - Corso Vitt. Emanuele 135 - ☎ +39 339 4816218
Eloro District APP, in free download help you to find any interesting place in Noto and around all neighborhood, updated with Local Events and Services.

Travel to Noto

Get there as a daytrip from Syracuse (Sicily) | Syracuse or a stopover from Syracuse (Sicily) | Syracuse to Ragusa (1.5 hour), Gela, or Enna.

== Travel on a Bus in Noto

Regional bus stop Via Pola 36.889054, 15.074876 next to the Villa Communale outside the Porta Reale Interbus and AST provide connecting services with Syracuse (Sicily) | Syracuse (approx. 1h15min). Tickets sold at the Hotel Flora next to the stop.

By Rail

The train station is further from the town centre than the bus station. The station appears to be unmanned at least some of the time with no automated ticket machines (see below for some details).

Combined with some difficulty with getting a return ticket at the station it may be more convenient to take a bus on a return trip despite it takes a bit more time.

Stazione di Noto | Web: alle=00.00&alle=24.00&ora=00.00&guid=8c25ec7f-1f7c-4c49-9f8e-2cc1ea991565 36.882598, 15.074573 at south of the town Opening from Monday to Saturday Stazione di Noto - A few trains a day towards Ragusa and Siracusa|Siracuse. No services on Sundays.

You can buy tickets for travel on Regional trains at the ticket offices of the station, at the ticket vending machines, at the authorized travel agencies and points of sale of the circuit Lottomatica, Sisal and Punto Servizi, from the Internet site, or with the App Trenitalia, available for i☎ and iPad, and also for devices with the Android operating system.

A ticket can be also purchased on board with a supplement of €5 to the cost of the ticket. On departure from the station, notify the train crew before getting on.

Get Around

On foot!

What to See

Basilica Cattedrale San Nicoló-Noto - |Cattedrale di San Nicolò Palazzo Ducezio-pjt - Palazzo Ducezio NotoSR-Porta Reale - Porta Reale Noto 2008 IMG 1420 - Via Nicolaci

Noto is a world legacy site and billed as the most attractive of the Baroque towns in south east Sicily. In fact it's a really nice small town where the most of significant buildings are aligned along a single street.

Unfortunately some of them are closed and/or being restored. It feels, like in many other places in Sicily and there is not enough money available to bring the town back to what it once was.

Cattedrale di San Nicolò 36.891446,15.070817 - The cathedral stands on the summit of a magnificent staircase consisting in three flights of steps dating back to the eighteenth century but restored at the beginning of the nineteenth century. The facade is closed off by two imposing bell towers and it is topped by two late 18th-century statues

Porta Reale Ferdinandea| 36.890045,15.073752 - The entrance into the town and its main street – the Corso Vittorio Emanuele.

Palazzo Ducezio - Municipio - 36.890766, 15.070549 Opening Hours: 09:30-18:00; diring #Do|Infiorata 09:30-19:00; summer: 9:30-20:00 €2; combined with the Teatro Vittorio Emanuele and the Sala degli Specchi (Hall of Mirrors) and the Museum €4 - 18th-century building designed by Vincenzo Sinatra with Neo-Classical frescos by Antonio Mazza. It now hosts the Town Hall.

Teatro Comunale "Tina Di Lorenzo" - Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 83 36.891338, 15.067690 at the Piazza XVI Maggio - Sometimes referred to as "La Scala di Milano in miniatura".

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata - Via Nicolaci 36.891952, 15.069804 ☎ +39 338 7427022 Opening Hours: 10:00-13:00, 15:00-17:30 €4 Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata - Well-restored 18th-century palazzo. The ground floor is home to the town library "Principe di Villadorata" (Prince of Villadorata). The palace is currently occupied by some members of Nicolaci family].

Chiesa di Santa Chiara 36.890506, 15.071665 next to ex. Convento delle Suore Benedettine

Museo Civico - ex. Convento delle Suore Benedettine - Corso Vitt. Emanuele,149 36.890450, 15.071987 Opening Hours: Aug 09:00-24:00; September - Jun 09:30-13:30, 15:30-19:30 €2; combined with the Teatro Vittorio Emanuele and the Sala degli Specchi and the Museum €4 - It consists of two parts: archaeological collection and Galleria d’arte contemporanea E.E. Pirrone (Contemporary Art Gallery). The building also said to have a nice roof terrace with wonderful views.

Chiesa di San Domenico 36.891986,15.068076

Some other palazzi:

Palazzo Landolina 36.891486, 15.070323
Palazzo Di Lorenzo del Castelluccio 36.893012, 15.067722
Palazzo Astuto 36.892149, 15.070747
Palazzo Trigona 36.891795, 15.071775
Palazzo Impellizzer 36.892621, 15.071576

Top Muslim Travel Tips for Noto

Noto - L^^39,infiorata 2009 - panoramio - Infiorata di Noto - Infiorata di Noto - Via Nicolaci 36.891604,15.069817 - A festival which attracts thousands of tourists every year and the third Sunday of May. A street covered with splendid mosaics made with flower petals, in a corner dream. This new painting technique allows teachers infioratori to make a flowered carpet along the way Nicolaci.

Muslim Friendly Shopping in Noto

Local specialties include marmelades, jams, honeys, biscotti, and granite.

Halal Restaurants in Noto

Caffè Sicilia Corso Vittorio Emanuele,125 Closed on Mondays (except August and holidays)

Trattoria del Crocifisso Via Principe Umberto, 48 ☎ +39 0931 571151 Very good small restaurant of famiglia Baglieri. Very honest prices.

Neas Ristorante Via Rocco Pirri, 30 ☎ +39 0931 573538 Nice restaurant and outdoor serving in little courtyard. Local seafood.

Muslim Friendly hotels in Noto

B&B Geranio Vacanze

Not Sicily B&B
Macrina B&B - Friendly proprietor (though not English-speaking) with good sized rooms a pleasant garden to have breakfast in.

Sicily Villa Rental - Sea front holiday home in Marzamemi, nearby Noto. Old warehouse 10 meters from the sea, it can accommodate up to 17 guests. Weekly rentals available.

A Lumia - SS115, 2KM west from Noto ☎ +39 388 1944339

==Travel Next from Noto

Noto Antica 36.94535, 15.02373 9 kilometers north of Noto, not reachable by public transport - An archaeological site which is sometimes promoted as "Pompeii of the Middle Ages". This was a site of Noto completely destroyed by the 1693 earthquake.

Villa Romana del Tellaro - 36.838538, 15.084762 south of Noto, by the SP 19 towards Pachino ☎ +39 0931 573883 Opening Hours: 09:00-19:00 Remains of a 4th-century Roman villa with some beautiful mosaics.

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