Scicli
Scicli [ ʃi ː kli ] is a municipality in the province of Ragusa in the region of Sicily in Italy with 25,921 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2012). Scicli is one of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto, declared by Unesco as a World Heritage.
Location and facts
The city lies at an altitude of 106 m slm and 25 km south of Ragusa. The districts are Scicli, Scicli and Sampieri e Cava d' Aliga. The neighboring municipalities are Modica and Ragusa.
History
The place was founded by the Siculi. Then he came under Arab rule, until it developed under the Normans to the royal city. Under Frederick II, the city was in the possession of the Counts of Modica. 1693, the city such as the entire Val di Noto was destroyed by an earthquake. Then it was rebuilt in the style of Sicilian Baroque.
Economy
The main industry is agriculture. Here is a large scale fruit and vegetables, even in greenhouses, terraced. In Scicli, there are also chemical industries that produce plastics and insecticides.
Structures
- Piazza Italia, the largest square of the city, with the Cathedral Church of San Ignazio
- Piazza Busacca (or Piazza Carmine ), a monument to Benedetto Civiletti and the Church of Carmine
- Piazza Municipio with City Hall and the bandstand
- Via Francesco Mormino Penna, the Baroque street, under protection of UNESCO
- Former Cathedral of St. Matthew, the landmark of the city
- Church of Santa Maria La Nova classical facade
- Church of San Bartolomeo, consecrated in 1763
- Baroque buildings such as the City Palace, the Palazzo Spadaro, the Palazzo Fava and Palazzo Beneventano with baroque balconies
Events
- In March, the "ride of San Giuseppe ," a torchlight instead.
- In May, the " Feast of the Madonna di Milici " is organized a costume party in honor of the Madonna di Milici, which commemorates the Battle of the Saracens and the Normans.