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6494, www.risveglioibleo.com. A very friendly welcome awaits at this elegant

townhouse with four studio apartments (for couples or families), either in the main
house (for more character) or just around the back. The rooms are stylishly decorated,
with small kitchenettes, and you come up to the owners’ second-floor rooms for a
breakfast of fresh bread, home-made preserves and honey, served on the terrace in

summer. No credit cards. €85
Villa Lauro Via Ecce Homo, Ragusa Superiore 0932 655 177, villadellauro.it.

Minimalist style within the exposed limestone walls of an eighteenth-century palazzo
in the historic part of Ragusa Superiore. Excellent choice in summer, when you can
while away afternoons in the serene, stylish garden with swimming pool. €170

EATING, DRINKING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Good restaurants are easy to find in Ibla, while a few cafés put out tables in
Superiore’s Piazza del Duomo – as night falls, and the lights come on, it’s not too
much of an exaggeration to suggest that this is the prettiest square in Sicily. The annual
entertainment highlight is L’Estate Iblea, a series of concerts, recitals and events held
throughout the town between late June and September, culminating in a spectacular
fireworks display down at the nearby resort of Marina di Ragusa; ask at the tourist

office for more information.

CAFÉS AND RESTAURANTS

Locanda Don Serafino Via Avvocato G Ottaviano, Ragusa Ibla 0932 248 778. This
stylish and costly cave-like restaurant, lit as deftly as an exclusive fashion boutique, is
among the best places to eat in town, offering a modern take on traditional dishes –

things like grilled vegetable pie, beef fillet flavoured with tobacco, or rabbit with
bacon and pistachios. Mon & Wed–Sun lunch & dinner.

Orfeo Via Sant’Anna 117, Ragusa Superiore 0932 621 035. Worth seeking out
for traditional dishes like broad bean soup, stuffed sardines or the local speciality of
cavati ragusana (fresh pasta with a pork ragù). Count on spending €20–25 for a full
meal excluding drinks. Mon–Sat lunch & dinner.

Pasticceria di Pasquale Corso Vittorio Veneto 104, Ragusa Superiore 0932 624

635, pasticceriadipasquale.com. The best ice cream in town, plus utterly divine
pastries and cakes. Just downhill from the Duomo of San Giovanni. Tues–Sun 7am–
9pm.

Ristorante Duomo Via Capitano Bocchieri 31, Ragusa Ibla 0932 651 265.
Meticulously sourced Sicilian ingredients reworked to stunning effect, in what is
arguably Sicily’s greatest restaurant. Put yourself in the hands of the chef Ciccio

Sultano, and opt for one of the tasting menus (€160), with wines selected from the