Hidden gem nestled in a beautiful setting of golden
stonework which glows in the sunshine, Scicli is an appealing baroque town,
spilling along three river valleys, dominated by soaring limestone cliffs. No
town has an urban structure connected to nature in as fascinating a way as
Scicli. The intimate relationship with the landscape that determines the urban
layout is most apparent in the old residential area, between the hill of San Matteo and two canyon that embrace
it, Santa Maria la Nova and San
Bartolomeo. Take a wander down via
Francesco Mormina Penna street lined with the baroque churches of San Giovanni, San Michele and Santa Teresa
and pop in to have a gander at the undulating
facade of SanBartolomeo’s church. Don’t miss the impressive Beneventano palace, whose grotesque masks, with lolling tongues and
bald heads, are tucked under the balconies. Scicli will steal your hearth
instantly.