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Historic Center of Scicli – Palazzo Beneventano loop from Modica

Historic Center of Scicli – Palazzo Beneventano loop from Modica

Moderate

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Historic Center of Scicli – Palazzo Beneventano loop from Modica

02:16

46.6km

690m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 9.31 km for 76 m

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Train Station

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9.11 km

Historic Center of Scicli

Highlight • Historical Site

This section is steadily uphill, but the breathtaking views of the gorge make up for everything

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9.34 km

Registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as a "masterpiece of the human creative genius of the late Baroque age" and defined by the art historian Anthony Blunt as "one of the most significant and original eighteenth-century baroque monuments in the province of Ragusa", Palazzo Beneventano it is the most representative baroque building in the city and among the most celebrated examples of "fantastic decoration". Pompous and refined at the same time, it has no main facade. Built on a corner, its central element is a corner with ashlar and diamond-cut pilasters which links two elegant facades decorated with masks, sculpted portals and balconies supported by brackets with grotesque figures. Above, under the cornice, the Beneventano coat of arms supported by two dark brown heads.

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Scicli

Highlight • Settlement

The town lies at an altitude of 106 m s.l.m. and 25 km south of Ragusa. The districts are Donnalucata, Scicli, Sampieri and Cava d'Aliga. The neighboring municipalities are Modica and Ragusa.
The place was founded by the Sikelers. In the Middle Ages it came under Arab rule until it developed into a royal city under the Normans. Under Frederick II the town was owned by the Counts of Modica. In 1693 the town was destroyed by an earthquake, as was the entire Val di Noto. It was then rebuilt in the Sicilian Baroque style.

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