Although focused on this street, artists spread out along other alleyways – each provided with their own patch to create a piece of flower art.
Taking place yearly for three days in May, Noto’s Flower Festival transforms 700m of Via Nicolaci into a spectacular carpet of colour and petals. Welcome to Noto’s famous Flower Festival, known as ‘ The Infiorata’. The results from this returned endless images of flower filled streets, showcasing dazzling displays of colour and design. Lined by churches and three pretty piazzas, leave plenty of time to wander down this wide, elegant walkway looking out for the city’s famous art that adorns its stairways.īefore heading to Noto, I did my usual Google search of the city. It’s also the street to stop to enjoy some famed gelato or a morning coffee. Walk Corso Vittorio Emanuele, NotoĬorso Vittorio Emanuele is the main street running through Noto and handily provides visitors with a route through the city’s main sights. Now the city’s Town Hall, the 17th century French inspired Palazzo Ducezio is open to visitors, including its higher floors, from where you can get some great views of the city. It’s also a meeting point for families and friends, who spread out along its steps for a catch-up as dusk creeps in.ĭirectly opposite Noto’s Cathedral (and where I took the above photo from), is Palazzo Ducezio. Like much of the city, the Cathedral looks particularly breathtaking at night, when soft lighting adds to its limestone glow. Inside, the Cathedral holds the remains of the city’s Patron Saint, installed within an impressive 16th silver arc. Noto’s Cathedral, San Nicolò is impossible to miss.Ī Baroque limestone masterpiece, complete with sweeping steps to its entrance, the exterior of the Cathedral will likely stop you in your tracks.īuilt immediately after the earthquake of 1693, San Nicolò Cathedral needed further repairs in 1996, when yet another earthquake caused the dramatic collapse of its dome. If you enjoy Baroque architecture, visits to nearby to Ortigia Island (the ‘White Pearl’ of Syracuse), Modica, Ragusa and Scicli should also be added to your list. Achingly beautiful, dusk is the ideal time to explore this city, as the buildings gently glow and swallows swoop and circle above. Meticulously redesigned in the distinct Sicilian Baroque architecture of the 17s, most of the buildings in Noto are built from limestone.ĭuring sunset, the limestone brick transforms the city into a magical scene of luminous ochre. Be Mesmerised by Noto’s Baroque ArchitectureĪs mentioned above, Noto was rebuilt in the 1700s after a devastating earthquake. Small and compact, without throngs of tourists, it was a city easy to explore with Olive.Īdmittedly, with a toddler in tow, we couldn’t visit all that the city has to offer, but simply strolling the streets as Olive chased pigeons and cats, still made for a really enjoyable day out. Although I have listed lots of architectural gems to visit, Noto is also an ideal place to bring a toddler. Small but perfectly formed, a day is all you need to explore Noto.Ī city to be enjoyed at a leisurely pace – gazing up at Baroque balconies before stopping for an icy lemon granita – Noto is a place to really savour.īelow is a brief round up of things to do in Noto and the surrounding area. Instead, I would highly recommend hiring a car whilst in Sicily, so you can easily explore Noto and its surrounding beaches. It was an incredibly straightforward drive and we found ample parking in the city centre (although you do need to pay to park).Īlthough there are some public transport options from Catania Airport to Noto (train and bus), these are incredibly lengthy, taking 5-6 hours. On our most recent holiday to Syracuse, Noto was the ideal day trip destination as it was just a 40 minute drive away. If you’re flying into Palermo, I would suggest breaking up the drive with stops along the eastern coast, including Taormina and Syracuse.
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For those not in Europe or the UK, you may need to fly in to Palermo, which is a 3 hour drive from Noto.
From here, it’s around a 1.5 hour drive to Noto. The nearest international airport to Noto is Catania airport, which we flew into whilst staying in Syracuse.
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