The Noto City Guides deal with the questions every visit here raises: which granita to order for breakfast and where arancini cost half what they do on the Corso, which rooftops and bell towers repay the climb, where to drink local Nero d’Avola after the evening stroll and how to reach Vendicari, Modica or Siracusa without losing half a day. Each guide is a short, honest list that says why a place earns its spot, what to order or look at and one practical tip, and it opens in your browser the moment you have paid.
About the Noto City Guides
- 86 places
- 4 guides
- 6 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The four Noto guides
Food guide
25 places
Almond granita and pastry, cheap arancini and panelle, fish trattorie and courtyard dinners in town, Nero d’Avola wineries and seafood on the coast.
Things to do guide
18 places
The cathedral and palaces of the Corso, rooftop terraces and bell towers, the quiet upper town, the ruins of Noto Antica and the Vendicari reserve.
Nightlife guide
23 places
Aperitivo at sunset, wine bars pouring local bottles, cocktails in a former convent, a tiny 1870 theatre, late food and evenings out in Marzamemi.
Day trips guide
20 places
Reserve beaches and Sicily’s southern tip, Modica, Scicli and Ragusa Ibla by train, Siracusa and Ortigia, then Greek ruins and gorges inland.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Jonica Pesce Puglisi – Trattoria di Pesce e Pescheria
Piazza Sgroi 19, lower town
Half fish counter, half dining room, run by one family for four generations. Whatever lies on the ice in the morning comes back as raw red prawns, black squid-ink linguine or a plainly grilled fish. From the food guide.
Chiesa di Santa Chiara
Corso Vittorio Emanuele, next to Palazzo Ducezio
Look round the white oval interior first, then pay a couple of euros to go up to the roof. From the terrace you face the cathedral head-on, with farmland and a line of sea behind it. From the things to do guide.
Antica Dolceria Bonajuto
Corso Umberto I, Modica
Sicily’s oldest chocolate maker, working since 1880, grinds its cocoa cold so the bars stay grainy. The tasting, about €10, includes ’mpanatigghi, little pastries hiding chocolate and minced beef. From the beaches and day trips guide.
Plan your days in Noto
Day one: see the cathedral and Palazzo Ducezio in the morning while the churches are open, grab arancini for lunch, climb to the roof of Santa Chiara in the late afternoon light and end with aperitivo and dinner in the streets above the Corso. Day two: drive south to the Vendicari reserve for the lagoons and the beach, taste tuna in Marzamemi and stay on for a fish supper around the old square. For a rainy or slow day, take the train to Siracusa for the Ortigia market and the cathedral, or stay in town for Palazzo Castelluccio and a long glass of Moscato di Noto in a wine bar.
Questions about the Noto guides
What do the Noto City Guides include?
Four guides covering 86 places: food, things to do, nightlife, and beaches and day trips. Every entry tells you why it is worth going, where it is, notes on opening and one tip you can actually use.
How do I get the guides after paying?
The links appear on your order confirmation page and in the email that follows. They open in the browser of any phone, tablet or laptop, with no app to install and no account to set up.
Can I use the Noto guides without internet?
Yes. Open each guide once while you are online and it keeps working offline afterwards, ticks and notes included. Sending a place to maps needs mobile data.
Which languages are the Noto guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the Noto guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99 and the full set of four is €15.99.
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