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religious processions at Easter to summer music festivals – get details from the tourist

office.

CAFÉS AND RESTAURANTS

Caffè Sicilia Corso Vittorio Emanuele 125. You really shouldn’t leave Noto without
sampling the ice creams at its rival prize-winning gelaterie, Costanzo and Sicilia.
This is the more radical of the two, with flavours such as lemon and saffron, and even

basil. Daily 8am–8pm, closes later in summer.

Carmine Via Ducezio 1 0931 838 705. Locals flock to this trattoria for a good
meal at low cost and it’s certainly pretty remarkable value, with rustic antipasto and
pasta dishes running at €6–7, grilled fish from around €11, and a mixed grill at €13. It
perfectly defines the phrase “cheap and cheerful”, though the downsides are that it’s
too brightly lit, the house wine is challenging to say the least and the interconnected

rooms get very busy. Daily lunch & dinner; closed Mon Sept–June.

Costanzo Via Silvio Spaventa 7–11. A well-known pasticceria and gelateria, known
for producing what may be the best ice cream in Italy (the other contender is Sicilia)
in flavours such as mandarin, ricotta, jasmine and rose (depending on the season), as
well as sweets and pastries, including dreamy cassata. The almond milk is joyous.
Mon–Tues & Thurs–Sun lunch & dinner.

Emily’s Wine Via Cavour 34 0931 838 028, enotecanoto.com. A nice place for a

glass of good wine (€6) and tasty snacks such as crostini with ricotta and honey, an
unctuous caponata (€9), foccace (€2–3), and local cheeses and hams (€3 per portion).
They also have several pasta dishes daily (€5.50–6.50) and a range of lentil and pulse
soups to eat in or take away and heat up at home – useful if you have an apartment.
Daily 11am–3pm & 4pm–late; winter closed Wed.

Trattoria Baglieri Il Crocifisso Via Principe Umberto 46 0931 571 151. Fine

trattoria using seasonal local ingredients in ways that make the taste-buds zing:
spaghetti with prawns and wild asparagus (€12), rabbit in agrodolce with orange-
blossom honey, wild greens, celery, carrot and peppers (€12), or tuna in a pistachio
and sesame crust (€14). Mon–Tues & Thurs–Sun lunch & dinner.

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South of Noto

South of Noto lies the most undeveloped stretch of coast on the east side of the island,

sheltering excellent sand beaches – like Noto Marina and Eloro – and the extensive
Vendicari nature reserve. Minor roads run all the way south to the Capo delle
Correnti, the southernmost point of Sicily, while in between the old restored fishing