Location Info

Villa Modica is five minutes by car from the center of Modica.
In March 2003 UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has acknowleged that the city of Modica and its surrounding areas to be added to the WORLD HERITAGE LIST for the baroque tresures it holds in its historic buldings and architectural design unique only to this part of Sicily, Modica, built between two valleys and hills is known for its Baroque architecture, has restaurants, cafes, supermarkets and shops.Modica is also called the Positano of Sicily. The town of Modica was so particular until the middle of the last century that it was called the second Venice of Italy: it is situated on the valley where two torrents merge into each other and there were a lot of large and small bridges to connect the zones of the lower area. The town is shaped as a 'broken pomegranate', climbs up the ridges and reaches the top of the castle, happy image that Gesualdo Bufalino coined for Modica.

Nearest international airport: Catania at 110 kilometres
Nearest beach: 18 kilometres
Nearest ferry port: pozzallo at 15 kilometres
Nearest railway station: modica at 4 kilometres
Nearest motorway junction: Ragusa-Lentini SS194 Ragusa exit at 15 kilometres
Car: necessary