Historic Center of Scicli – Church of the Carmine, Scicli loop from Modica

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Historic Center of Scicli – Church of the Carmine, Scicli loop from Modica

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Historic Center of Scicli – Church of the Carmine, Scicli loop from Modica

01:11

18.1km

240m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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255 m

Scicli Viaduct

Highlight • Bridge

simply fantastic street with grandiose views

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9.18 km

Church of Saint Michael the Archangel

Highlight • Religious Site

It is one of the oldest churches in the current city of Scicli, rebuilt after the earthquake of 1693 under concession from the Confrati of the church of San Michele Arcangelo to the Augustinian nuns.
The reconstruction works, begun in the second half of the eighteenth century by the Syracusan architect Michelangelo Alessi, concluded in 1859 under the guidance of the architect Giuseppe Far» Palermo.
The main façade has three orders, with a slightly convex surface enlivened by free columns with Corinthian capitals which, in the first order, flank the main portal surmounted by a heraldic shield; in the second order, a window enriched with floral motifs and closed by a wrought iron window.
The third order denotes a neoclassical architecture characterized by a triangular tympanum that concludes the facade and by flat pilaster strips with Corinthian capitals that replace the columns and frame the belfry decorated with festoons.
Of extreme interest is the solution given to the side portal of via F.
Mormina Penna as the architect having to deal with a small space resorts to illusionistic effects.
The interior is an extraordinary jewel of art and there is no shortage of stuccos, frescoes, paintings, sculptures, decorations reproducing musical instruments in relief, called "musical choirs".
The colors and stuccos of the whole are not those originating from the eighteenth century but the work of the sculptor Giuseppe Sesta Poliziano in
1851.
On the curved surface there are four altars on which are placed paintings depicting St. Augustine, St. Michael the Archangel, the Adoration of the Magi to Baby Jesus and an oval depicting the Madonna delle Grazie and finally a wooden crucifix dating back to the fourteenth century.
On the vault there are paintings from the second half of the century
XIX depicting episodes from the life of St. Augustine by Gaetano
Of Stefano.
In the sacristy, precious remains of Christian Saints and Martyrs are preserved in an artistic reliquary.

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9.26 km

Historic Center of Scicli

Highlight • Historical Site

This section is steadily uphill, but the breathtaking views of the gorge make up for everything

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9.32 km

Scicli

Highlight • Settlement

The town lies at an altitude of 106 m s.l.m. and 25 km south of Ragusa. The districts are Donnalucata, Scicli, Sampieri and Cava d'Aliga. The neighboring municipalities are Modica and Ragusa.
The place was founded by the Sikelers. In the Middle Ages it came under Arab rule until it developed into a royal city under the Normans. Under Frederick II the town was owned by the Counts of Modica. In 1693 the town was destroyed by an earthquake, as was the entire Val di Noto. It was then rebuilt in the Sicilian Baroque style.

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9.58 km

Church of the Carmine, Scicli

Highlight • Religious Site

The Church of Carmine in Scicli is an elegant example of Sicilian Baroque architecture, located in the heart of the city's historic center.

Its sober and harmonious façade is characterized by a richly decorated portal and a slender bell tower. The interior, with a single nave, houses valuable stuccoes, frescoes and a magnificent high altar.

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