Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto

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The Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto are a group of eight southeastern Sicilian towns renowned for their richly ornamented Baroque architecture, rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake and inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
cultural heritage site
serial property
architecturalStyle Baroque architecture
linked to: Baroque

Sicilian Baroque
continent Europe
country Italy
dateInscribedOnUNESCOList 2002
hasCulturalSignificance outstanding example of late Baroque art and architecture in Europe
testimony to the post-earthquake reconstruction of 1693
hasPart Caltagirone
Catania
Militello in Val di Catania
linked to: Palazzolo Acreide

Modica
Noto
Palazzolo Acreide
Ragusa
Scicli
heritageCategory cultural
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
inscriptionYear 2002
languageOfRegion Italian
Sicilian
locatedIn Italy
Sicily
locatedInPartOfCountry southeastern Sicily
locatedInRegion Province of Caltanissetta
Province of Catania
Province of Enna
Province of Ragusa
Province of Siracusa
Val di Noto
notableFor homogeneous Baroque townscapes
richly ornamented facades
urban planning
officialName Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)
period Late Baroque
rebuiltAfter 1693 Sicily earthquake
significantEvent 1693 Sicily earthquake
timeOfConstruction 18th century
late 17th century
UNESCOCategory Cultural site
UNESCOCriteria (ii)
(iv)
UNESCORegion Europe and North America
UNESCOSiteId 1024
UNESCOStateParty Italy

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Sicilian Baroque UNESCOSiteIncludes Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Catania UNESCOContext Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Ragusa partOfUNESCOSite Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Noto UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteCategory Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Scicli heritageDesignationFor Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Cathedral of San Giorgio, Ragusa locatedIn historic center of Ragusa Ibla
linked to: Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Cathedral of San Giorgio, Ragusa partOf Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Cathedral of San Giorgio, Modica partOf Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Basilica of San Sebastiano, Palazzolo Acreide partOf Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Via dei Crociferi, Catania partOf Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto officialName Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)
linked to: Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Cathedral of San Nicolò, Noto associatedWith Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)
linked to: Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Palazzo Zacco, Ragusa partOf Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Church of San Giuseppe, Ragusa Ibla UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Palazzo Nicolaci UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
subject linked to: Palazzo Nicolaci, Noto
Palazzo Nicolaci locatedIn historic center of Noto
subject linked to: Palazzo Nicolaci, Noto
linked to: Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Church of San Bartolomeo, Scicli UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Church of San Matteo, Scicli UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteOf Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Church of San Domenico, Noto heritageSite Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Palazzolo Acreide partOf Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Caltagirone belongsToCulturalArea Val di Noto Baroque towns
linked to: Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Modica heritageSiteOf Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Province of Syracuse containsSite historic centre of Noto
linked to: Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Province of Syracuse containsSite Val di Noto Late Baroque Towns
linked to: Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Province of Syracuse hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Piazza del Duomo (Catania) partOf Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
subject linked to: Piazza del Duomo
Province of Ragusa heritageSite Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Val di Noto UNESCOListingName Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)
linked to: Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Duomo di San Giorgio partOf Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
Chiesa di San Giuseppe (Ragusa) partOf Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto
subject linked to: Chiesa di San Giuseppe
Comiso Airport nearbyAttraction Baroque towns of Val di Noto
subject linked to: Comiso Airport (nearby)
linked to: Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto