The Ragusa City Guides answer the questions every visit raises: where to try scaccia and ricotta ravioli in pork sauce, how to move between the upper town and Ibla without climbing every step twice, which baroque churches and palazzi deserve your morning, and which beach or Val di Noto town to choose for a day out. Each guide is a short, honest list that says why a place is worth your time, what to order or look for and one practical tip, and it opens in your browser the moment you have paid.
About the Ragusa City Guides
- 80 places
- 4 guides
- 6 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The four Ragusa guides
Food guide
20 places
Scaccia from the bakery, ricotta ravioli in Ibla’s trattorias, special-occasion tasting menus and drives out for pork, fish, wine and Modica chocolate.
Things to do guide
19 places
The Duomo and baroque churches of Ibla, palazzi you can only enter with a guide, the upper town’s cathedral and museums, views over the gorge and Donnafugata Castle.
Day trips guide
19 places
Sandy beaches half an hour away, Modica, Scicli and Noto, cave gorges and Greek sites, then longer days to Siracusa and Piazza Armerina.
Budget guide
22 places
Free baroque churches and views in Ibla and the upper town, scaccia and arancini for a few euros, and cheap bus and train trips to the beach and Modica.
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
Ristorante Majore
Chiaramonte Gulfi, 30 min north of Ragusa
A hill-town dining room that has fed the same Sicilian families for generations and still fills up on Sundays. The menu is pork from start to finish, from sausage and chops to risotto and ravioli in pork sauce, with oversized cannoli to close, for around €30 a head. From the food guide.
Circolo di Conversazione
Corso XXV Aprile, Ragusa Ibla
Members still gather in this 19th-century club, and the only way in is a short guided visit of about 20 minutes for around €6. You see the frescoed ballroom, the reading room and the old card tables, with tours every half hour in Italian or English. From the things to do guide.
Spiaggia di Punta Braccetto
Punta Braccetto, 40 min by car
A small sandy cove where the water stays shallow a long way out, which makes it easy with children, and a couple of laid-back beach bars wait where the road ends. It is far calmer than Marina di Ragusa, with protected dunes and pines along the coast to the north. From the beaches and day trips guide.
Plan your days in Ragusa
Day one: take in the view from the top of the Santa Maria delle Scale steps, walk down into Ibla and see the Duomo and San Giuseppe before the churches shut for lunch. Eat in a trattoria, spend the late afternoon in the Giardino Ibleo, then ride the bus back up. Day two: take the train to Modica for the steps of San Giorgio and a chocolate tasting at Bonajuto, or drive to Punta Braccetto for a swim and a long fish lunch in Scoglitti. For a rainy or slow day, pair the free city museum in Palazzo Zacco and the archaeological museum with a guided visit to the Circolo di Conversazione and scaccia from a bakery by the Ponte Vecchio.
Questions about the Ragusa guides
What do the Ragusa City Guides include?
Four guides covering 80 places: food, things to do, beaches and day trips, and budget. Each entry explains why it is worth going, where it is, notes on opening times and one tip you can actually use.
How do I receive the guides once I have paid?
The links show up 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 create.
Can I use the Ragusa guides without internet?
Yes. Load each guide once while connected and it keeps working offline, ticks and notes included. Opening a place in maps needs mobile data.
Which languages are the Ragusa 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 guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99 and the full set of four is €15.99.
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