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Slow travel route·🇮🇹 Italy

South-East Sicily Wine Route – 7-Day Itinerary

Baroque Coast: Noto and Modica Trail

Duration7 days
Stops4 stops
Best timeSpring or autumn — citrus and tomato harvests, mild Iblei weather, calm Ionian seas
CategoriesWine Tasting · Boat Rentals
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ModicaModica
The itinerary

The stops.

4 stops04
01Stop · Start
Modica
Wine Tasting·Italy

Modica

UNESCO baroque city famous for chocolate and surrounded by wine estates.

⌬Baroque architecture⌬Artisanal chocolate production⌬Wineries⌬Historic buildings
02Stop · Midway
Noto
Wine Tasting·Italy

Noto

UNESCO baroque city in southeastern Sicily with Nero d'Avola wine estates.

⌬Baroque architecture⌬UNESCO World Heritage site⌬Nero d'Avola wine⌬Golden limestone buildings
03Stop · Midway
Pachino
Wine Tasting·Italy

Pachino

Southern Sicilian town famous for tomatoes and Nero d'Avola wine estates.

⌬Tomatoes⌬Nero d'Avola wine⌬Agricultural heritage⌬Local gastronomy
04Stop · End
Marzamemi
Boat Rentals·Italy

Marzamemi

Charming Sicilian fishing village with small harbor and boat rentals on the Ionian coast.

⌬Sicilian seafood cuisine⌬Traditional fishing practices⌬Historic architecture⌬Cultural festivals
The shape of it

Route map.

4 stops · 3 legs
Why this route

Highlights of this route.

01

Modica chocolate and Baroque lanes on the Iblei plateau

Baroque church facades line steep stone lanes where ancient chocolate makers still grind cacao by hand.

02

UNESCO Baroque cathedral and Liberty palaces of Noto

Golden limestone cathedral glows above curved balconies and wrought-iron Liberty villa terraces.

03

Citrus groves and IGP tomato fields at Pachino

Cherry tomato vines stretch between lemon trees across Sicily's southernmost agricultural plains.

04

Tonnara fishing harbour and swordfish suppers at Marzamemi

Tuna fishermen mend nets in the old processing harbour before evening swordfish dinners by the sea.

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What's actually available to you.

4 stops
01.ModicaItaly
Wine Tasting
Hiking trails
Hiking
02.NotoItaly
Wine Tasting
Hiking trails
Hiking
03.PachinoItaly
Wine Tasting
Hiking trails
Hiking
04.MarzamemiItaly
Boat Rentals
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