Ragusa Ibla to Noto

March 31, 2023

We spent 3 nights here at Terrazza dei Sogni and really enjoyed it. The hosts, Francesca and Emilio, are fantastic, our room was very nice, and the bike accommodation was perfect.

Rooftop terrace. It was a bit cool and breezy up here in March.

Leaving Ragusa Ibla, all varieties of police were attending something in enclosed event tents in a piazza. Representatives from every level, from local police to the coast guard, had parked their marked cars in the street.

We turned off SS 194, which follows a valley bottom to Giarratana, and immediately began climbing the steep switchbacks of SP 58. We followed that to SP 59, still climbing but much more gently. We descended on other Strada Provinciale and it was a beautiful ride—until we hit SS 115 for the last 15 km into Noto. That last part wasn’t particularly bad, but it wasn’t pleasant, especially compared to what we’d just had.

Looking back from the switchbacks. From this angle, it’s clear how much lower Ragusa Ibla is compared to Ragusa Superiore.

A few of the fields had different flowers.

The cows came running when they saw the pedestrians. They ignored Al.

This terraced yellow field caught my eye

Checking the route. We’d missed a turn but it didn’t matter.

It took us a couple of tries to find our accommodation. I had, I thought, edited our route to bring us right to the door but it wasn’t there! Google Maps soon put us right. (Why this happened I don’t know because RWGPS incorporates Google Maps.)

After settling in, we went to explore the city centre and find some food. One positive about tourist areas is that you can generally find food outside of mealtimes.