In these photos we're still in Ragusa - the upper town (Ragusa Superiore) which was built after the 1683 earthquake. The upper town looks down on the old town - called Ragusa Ibla - which was also rebuilt, and contains most of the historic palazzi.
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| Lower Ragusa, called Ragusa Ibla, seen from Santa Maria delle Scale - the church on the steps between lower (ibla) an upper (Superiore) Ragusa |
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| A bougainvillia brightens up the steps to Ragusa superiore |
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| Bellissimi Dolci in the Caffè Italia |
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| Ragusa Ibla from the top of the steps |
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| A moor's head on the facade of a baroque palazzo is bizzarely caged - to stop bits falling onto people below? To keep off the pigeons? |
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| Fascisti architecture in Ragusa superiore - the post office building (1930) ... |
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| ... and Baroque architecture- the Duomo of Ragusa Superiore - S Giovanni Battista |
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| Sky, roof, wall ... |
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