Fiona Duncan offers an essential cultural guide to Noto, a Sicilian Baroque town built in the wake of a 17th-century earthquake. Noto's cathedral rises impressively above Corso Vittorio Emmanuele and ...

It’s easiest if you get a flight into Catania, just over an hour from Noto, though many international flights land in Palermo (three hours away). You will need to rent a car, which is easy enough to ...

Head to Val di Noto if your idea of Sicily is a place that hasn’t quite caught up with time, where the old glory of the past quietly remains. In recent years, the success of the popular Italian TV ...

We arrived in Noto, by chance, at the magic hour. On that cloudless summer day, the limestone capital of Sicilian Baroque architecture had begun to smolder with the setting sun. Just then, as if on ...

The baroque jewel of Sicily, Noto is often overlooked in favour of its neighbour Siracusa, or only considered as a day trip from the latter. Those who choose to stay overnight are rewarded with a calm ...

L.A. residents, along with names like Mick Jagger and renowned designer Jacques Garcia, are buying or hunting for property in this island enclave. By Sydney Odman Assistant to the Editorial Director ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Sabino is an editor and author who writes about travel. As more travelers see Sicily as an integral part of an Italian ...

Il San Corrado di Noto, a new Relais & Chateaux property in Italy, opens for its first full season. Divya VenkataramanIl San Corrado di Noto brings a gust of modernity to the southeastern region of ...

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