Casa LUCIA, a small, renovated pied-à-terre in Modica Alta

Located behind the Duomo di San Giorgio, this pied-à-terre is extremely central and allows you to easily explore the center on foot. Modica, like other historic centers in the Val di Noto, owes its unique urban layout to the unusual topography of the land combined with various phases of human settlement. Many houses in the old part of the city, leaning against one another, are often extensions of ancient caves inhabited since prehistoric times. Approximately 700 caves that were once inhabited or used for other purposes have been recorded, including those still visible and those "incorporated" into new buildings. Of significant historical importance is the excellent state of preservation, right in the historic center, of the Quartiriccio necropolis in the Vignazza district, featuring dozens of oven-shaped tombs carved into the rock dating back to 2200 BC. Modica, along with Ragusa, Scicli, and Noto, has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is located 22 km from the coast's most beautiful beaches and 39 km from Comiso Airport.