Noto (gro) 23. 000 inhabitants has Noto in the southeast of Sicily, and no less than 39 churches, among them mighty buildings: This little town is an orgy in baroque, in Sicilian baroque, put under international protection by Unesco 15 years ago as a world heritage of mankind, together with the other late baroque towns of the “Val di Noto”. The town entrance with he Porta Reale (our picture) is grandiose.
The most comfortable way is by train.
Noto is easily reached, best by train; it lies on the southern edge of the Monti Iblei on the Syracuse- Canicatti railroad line (35 kilometers south of Syracuse). Noto is the seat of a bishop, which is to be expected with so many places of worship. The diocese includes all the municipalities with their late Baroque churches in the Val die Noto.
Now there is the baroque train.
Recently, a tourist baroque train has been running between Syracuse via Modica, Ragusa and Scicli, with carriages from the thirties, pulled by a diesel locomotive that is also nicely aging. This baroque connection runs so far only irregularly. Should the popularity of the service be sufficient, this tourist attraction could become a permanent fixture.
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