UNESCO heritage site...about a block from Chiesa di San Giuseppe / San Giuseppe Church. Beautiful…read moreto see at night in Old Town Ragusa. The Duomo Piazza is a great place to have dinner and see Italy at its best. It's off the beaten path, but you'll see a few tourists make it here. They have a lot of great restaurants within a block or two of the duomo. As with most plazas / piazzas in Italy, it gets busier later in the evening. Restaurants start filling up around 8pm. Oh, and the Duomo is gated at night, so you can't go up the steps to it...just take pictures from down the street.

Absolutely love old town Ragusa. So happy that we chose the off the beaten track tour of this…read morehistoric town. If you want to avoid any crowds, you must go to Italy, at least Sicily in the off season. There are now crowds and you practically have the place to yourself to enjoy to your hearts content

This review is for the restaurant only. Locanda Gulfi has an immensely beautiful view in a pastoral…read morelandscape just outside of Ragusa. The restaurant is beautifully done and definitely feels like an elegant retreat a cut above. The restaurant offers either a tasting menu or a la carte options for lunch. I will say that our dishes, although beautiful in presentation, weren't spectacular. Carpaccio of beef was thick and chewy, porkneck needed sauce and was really rather bland. Creamed codfish was a step below - tasted like my grandmother's gefilte fish in an overly fussy format. The Sicilian fish soup was considerably better, and desserts were the best we had in Italy; the wine was absolutely phenomenal. I recommend coming for the wine tasting, pasta and desserts. Had we stuck with those, I think we would have increased our rating by a full star. Service was a bit overly formal and even though the restaurant was empty for much of the duration of our meal, we did not feel entirely welcomed to be there with our kids. Options for them were limited (they will eat a wide array of things but the food here is more boutique in presentation and thus we were definitely encouraged to give them only something very basic, a bit of a disappointment) and although they sat quite well and were not exceptionally noisy, our waiter gave us a more or less constant stink eye every time he came over. I'd like to have suggested to him that they might benefit from more families coming, given the emptiness of the dining room, and frankly, we came for lunch, not for dinner, so as not to disturb other diners with the fact that children do exist! In any event, if you are a couple looking for a romantic country setting for a meal, it really is a beautiful spot. Pasta, wine, desserts e basta cosi. You'll be happy, even if you get the stink eye too.

I stayed with my boyfriend at the Locanda for three nights during our Sicily trip. We knew the…read moreplace as we are very familiar with their wines. The place is very nice, the rooms offer everything you need. Nice pool with a bar. It's definitely perfect to relax. We tried the restaurant one of the nights. The food was very good and locally inspired. The only thing I can criticise is that the wine tasting that was suggested for the menu did not quite fit with the food. A tip for improvement: try to offer more services for a 4 star hotel.

Planeta is among the largest winemakers in Sicily; you may have seen their labels in shops in the…read moreUS too. Their multiple tasting rooms and large variety of choices demonstrate how big they are, but still we are glad we made the trip to visit them while in Sicily. We had an awesome experience touring their beautiful gardens and tasting almost 7 different wines alongside a marvelous charcuterie platter. The other guests there were very fun to chat with and spend a few hours learning about how the volcanic Sicilian soil adds a unique character to grapes growing here and creates wines quite different from those on mainland Italy. It's a great experience and I highly recommend it! When going, DO NOT RELY ON GOOGLE MAPS to get to this location! Follow THEIR specific directions and look for the roadside signs.It's easy to find if you follow the directions on their website. If you follow google maps, you will most likely get lost in a field! Planeta knows this may happen - their super helpful team speaks English and can guide you to their front door. DON'T hesitate to call them!! Also, don't just show up here; you need reserve a tasting or tour experience. They're often very busy and their slate for a day may get too full to accommodate walk-ups. It's a great experience but be sure you're all booked.

A truly beautiful family owned winery. Had a great tour with an extremely knowledgeable tour guide,…read moreAntonio. The tour and tasting consisted for four wines. First we tasted and talked about the four wines. Then we tasted the wines again with food pairings. After a bit more drinking and snacking we took a tour of the winery and cellar. Then in the setting sunlight we had an olive oil tasting with more wine. The cost was 35 euros. Totally worth it in my opinion. Also they rotate the wines they offer for the tasting so you could go back and have multiple experience with different wine.

Love it here! Beautiful reserve. Miles of nature trails. Perfect for walking, hiking, biking. Go to…read morethe Long Beach, seim in the beautiful azure sea! Watch the flamingos. Visit the old tuna cannery. There is so much to see and do here. It truly is a very special place.

Please visit the lovely romantic baroque town of Noto and it's famous landmark the Basilica Di San…read moreNicolo. Dating back to the time after the devastating earthquake in the 1600s this basilica has undergone several rescontstructive facelifts. Most recently in the 1990s when another earthquake struck. The basilica was only recently opened to the public in 2007. Frescos, columns and a beautiful dome and staircase that leads you to the giant doors of the basilica is only the icing on the cake. A beautiful place to worship and pray.

Wine tasting as aperitif My preference goes to the wine from…read morethe Etna or North-West region rather than the South-East of Sicily. But you want to compare you will be well received. We went there without appointment around 6 pm. You have to book one day in advance if you want to have diner there. Average English spoken.

What a great location! No fancy tasting room, you get to go right into the heart of where the magic…read morehappens! They also have a few rescue dogs running around so bonus for that!! The wine is good. The varietal in the plastic jugs is a bit too young for my liking, but the Nero D'Avola is a solid Sicilian red, and the Moscato passito was a wonderfully refreshing sweet white on a hot day.

I never pass up an open winery that has tastings and sells direct. Though they sell bottled wines…read morefor restaurants and export, buy it by the 1, 1.5 or 4 litre plastic bottles and get to know the Sicilian wines that Sicilians drink and they are amazing! Fresh raisiny and perfect for food. We followed the signs down a dirt road to the warehouse where we were met by the proprietors herd of dogs, They followed us into the tasting where we tasted and made picked a lively white to enjoy later, 1.5 Litres for 4 Euros, what a deal!