# Things to see in Ragusa, Sicily (Italy): 71 places and when to go

> Ragusa, Sicily is a town in Italy with around 69,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 71 places in and around it, mainly History (24), Temples (18), Nature (15). The best known are Kamarina, Sicily, Akrai and Ragusa Cathedral. The best time to come is March to June and September to October; also possible: November to February and July to August. In June there are 14 h 31 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 29. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/ragusa/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Italy · 36.93, 14.73
- **Population:** About 69,000
- **Places:** 71 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/historia/) (24) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/espiritual/) (18) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/naturaleza/) (15) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/fauna/) (9) · [Architecture](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/arquitectura/) (6) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museos/) (5)
- **Best time:** March to June and September to October.
- **Also possible:** November to February and July to August.
- **Nearest airport:** CTA Catania, 67 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Hyblaean Mountains, at 986 m.

## What to see in Ragusa, Sicily

The places in and around Ragusa, Sicily, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Kamarina, Sicily](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/kamarina/): Ancient city on the southern coast of Sicily · 26 km
- [Akrai](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/akrai-archeologic-park/): Greek colony founded in Sicily by the Syracusans in 663 BC · 20 km
- [Ragusa Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cattedrale-di-san-giovanni-battista/): Roman Catholic cathedral in Ragusa, Sicily · 497 m
- [Monte Lauro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-lauro/): Nature · Mountains · 22 km
- [Casmenae](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/kasmenai/): Ancient settlement in Sicily · 19 km
- [Netum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/noto-antica/): History · 26 km
- [Donnafugata Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castello-di-donnafugata/): Castle in Sicily · 16 km
- [San Giorgio Cathedral, Modica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/duomo-di-san-giorgio/): Cathedral · 7.9 km
- [Santa Maria dell'Itria, Ragusa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-santa-maria-dell-itria/): Church building in Ragusa, Italy · 667 m
- [Monte Casale](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/serra-casale/): Mountain on Sicily, Italy · 20 km
- [Cava d'Ispica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/zona-speciale-di-conservazione-cava-d-ispica-ita080009/): Nature · Wildlife · 18 km
- [Maria Santissima Annunziata, Comiso](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/basilica-di-maria-santissima-annunziata/): Church building in Comiso, Italy · 11 km
- [San Pietro, Modica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/duomo-di-san-pietro/): Church building in Modica, Italy · 8.2 km
- [Monte Arcibessi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-arcibessi/): Mountain in Italy · 11 km
- [Noto Radio Observatory](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/radiotelescopio-di-noto/): Observatory · 24 km
- [Santa Maria delle Scale, Ragusa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-santa-maria-delle-scale/): Church building in Ragusa, Italy · 701 m
- [Santa Maria delle Stelle, Comiso](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-santa-maria-delle-stelle/): Church building in Comiso, Italy · 11 km
- [Torre Cabrera](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/torre-cabrera/): Tower in Pozzallo, Italy · 25 km
- [San Giovanni Battista, Monterosso Almo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-maria-santissima-assunta/): Church building in Monterosso Almo, Italy · 18 km
- [Monte Raci](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-racello/): Nature · Mountains · 7.5 km
- [San Vito, Vizzini](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/basilica-di-san-vito/): Baroque Roman Catholic church · 26 km
- [Sant'Antonio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/basilica-di-sant-antonio/): Church building in Giarratana, Italy · 14 km
- [San Francesco all'Immacolata](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-san-francesco-all-immacolata/): Church building in Ragusa, Italy · 1.4 km
- [Santa Maria La Nova, Scicli](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-santa-maria-la-nova/): Church building in Scicli, Italy · 15 km

And the other 47, by what you come to do:

- **Temples**: [San Gregorio Magno, Vizzini](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-madre-di-san-gregorio-magno/), [Chiesa di Santa Margherita](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-madre-di-santa-margherita/), [San Bartolomeo, Scicli](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/iglesia-de-san-bartolome/), [Sant'Ignazio, Scicli](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/iglesia-madre-de-san-ignacio/), [Santa Maria del Rosario](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/madonna-del-rosario/), [Santa Maria di Portosalvo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/parrocchia-santa-maria-di-portosalvo/)
- **History**: [Circolo di conversazione](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/circolo-di-conversazione/), [Palazzo Zacco](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/palazzo-zacco/), [Kaukana](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/parco-archeologico-kaukana/), [Santoni](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/santoni/), [Eremo di Croce Santa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/eremo-di-croce-santa/), [Mercedari Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/palazzo-dei-mercedari/), [Palazzo della Cancelleria](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/palazzo-della-cancelleria/), [Torre di Mezzo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/torre-di-mezzo/), [Torre Scalambri](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/torre-scalambri/), [Torre Vigliena](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/torre-vigliena/), [Castello Requisenz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castello-requisenz/), [catacomb of San Marco](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/catacombe-di-san-marco/), [Grotta della Signora](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/grotta-della-signora/), [Castello di Granieri](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/masseria-silvestri/), [Necropoli Calicantone](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/necropoli-di-calicantoni/), [necropoli Favarotta](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/necropoli-favarotta/), [Palazzo Castro al Duomo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/palazzo-castro-al-duomo/), [Palazzo La Rocca](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/palazzo-la-rocca/)
- **Architecture**: [Capo Scaramia Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/faro-di-capo-scaramia/)
- **Nature**: [Giardino Ibleo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/giardino-ibleo/), [Demanio forestale di Randello](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/reserva-natural-de-randello/), [Riserva naturale orientata Bosco di Santo Pietro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/riserva-naturale-orientata-bosco-di-santo-pietro/), [Riserva naturale Pino d' Aleppo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/riserva-pino-d-aleppo/), [Hyblaean Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/hyblaean-mountains/), [protected area](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/protected-area/), [Riserva naturale Macchia Foresta del Fiume Irminio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/riserva-naturale-macchia-foresta-del-fiume-irminio/), [Zona Speciale di Conservazione 'Cava Palombieri' - ITA090017](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/zona-speciale-di-conservazione-cava-palombieri-ita090017/), [Zona Speciale di Conservazione 'Conca del Salto' - ITA080011](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/zona-speciale-di-conservazione-conca-del-salto-ita080011/), [Zona Speciale di Conservazione 'Fiume Tellesimo' - ITA090018](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/zona-speciale-di-conservazione-fiume-tellesimo-ita090018/)
- **Museums and art**: [Museo archeologico di Palazzo Cappellani](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-archeologico-gabriele-judica/), [Museo dei viaggiatori in Sicilia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-dei-viaggiatori-in-sicilia/), [Cavallo d'Ispica](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cavallo-d-ispica/), [Museo Antropologico di Testa dell’Acqua](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-antropologico-di-testa-dell-acqua/), [Sicilian cart](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-del-carretto-siciliano/)
- **Beaches**: [Spiaggia Cava d'Aliga](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/spiaggia-di-cava-d-aliga/)
- **Food and drink**: [Azienda agricola Arianna Occhipinti](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/azienda-agricola-arianna-occhipinti/), [Piano Grillo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/piano-grillo/), [Valle dell'Acate](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/valle-dell-acate/), [Vigna di Pettineo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/vigna-di-pettineo/), [Vini Tenute Senia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/vini-tenute-senia/)
- **With kids**: [Parcallario](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/parcallario/)

## When to go to Ragusa, Sicily

The best time to visit Ragusa, Sicily is **March to June and September to October**; also possible: November to February and July to August. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 44 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 38 |
| March | Best time | 11 h 43 |
| April | Best time | 12 h 57 |
| May | Best time | 13 h 58 |
| June | Best time | 14 h 31 |
| July | Possible | 14 h 18 |
| August | Possible | 13 h 25 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 13 |
| October | Best time | 11 h 02 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 59 |
| December | Possible | 9 h 29 |

In June there are 14 h 31 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 29. In June, 70 of the 71 places are at their best.

When to go to Italy in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Ragusa, Sicily

The nearest main airport is Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA, Catania), 67 km as the crow flies. How to get around Italy (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.93%2C14.73)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=36.93%2C14.73)

## Other towns nearby

- [Syracuse, Sicily](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/siracusa/): 54 places · 52 km
- [Catania](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/catania/): 69 places · 71 km
- [Agrigento](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/agrigento/): 5 places · 77 km
- [Centuripe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/centuripe/): 14 places · 77 km
- [Enna](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/enna/): 17 places · 78 km
- [San Cataldo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/san-cataldo/): 11 places · 91 km

And all of Italy, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Ragusa, Sicily?

The best known: [Kamarina, Sicily](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/kamarina/), [Akrai](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/akrai-archeologic-park/), [Ragusa Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cattedrale-di-san-giovanni-battista/), [Monte Lauro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-lauro/), [Casmenae](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/kasmenai/). In all, 71 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Ragusa, Sicily?

March to June and September to October; also possible: November to February and July to August. In June there are 14 h 31 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 29.

### How do you get to Ragusa, Sicily?

The nearest main airport is Catania-Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), 67 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=36.93%2C14.73) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Ragusa, Sicily as the destination and these 71 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).