Ragusa, Sicily | Italy hidden gems

[@vincentciliberti5026]

We visited Ragusa twice during the last year. If I may ask, why are most of the chuches built so high up with so many steps leading to the church itself. We noticed this not only in Ragusa, but also in other parts of Sicily, like Noto. Thank you

[@LostInItaly]

Hi Vincent :) First of all thank you for watching the video - we hope you enjoyed it! 😊 As for your question... Mmh, that's a good point! We asked a friend who is going to become a priest in a few months, and this is what he had to say: "It depends on the church, there could be different explanations... During the Middle Age, local rulers used monastery-fortress to control the surronding areas, both from enemies and rioting paesants. Some others were built specifically for pilgrimages, since "going up" while making physical efforts represented a penitence journey. In general, though, most churches and monasteries are built high up for the following reason: building a religious site far from the urban life detaches it from everyday's "noise". This is not different from what Jesus used to do when climbing mounts to look for peace and silence to pray. It is common in Christian religion for disciples to look for isolated mountains and woods to establish a connection with what God created". Hope this helped 😊 Have a beautiful day/night (depending on where you are!)

[@stevemolinari7877]

Nearer to god

[@vincentciliberti5026]

Good morning. I am in Malta, no far from Sicily.. I tend to accept the priest's version, though haviing visited Italy a lot of times, I am aware that most monasteries are built on high grounds. Surely enough for the most part these are cloistered priests or nuns.. Noto for instance has two, not one, cloistered convents close to the church, so sure enough, they were not built on high rounds.:)@@LostInItaly

[@solangelauthier2381]

The sinners are supposed to look up to God

[@marukana_moto]

_Fantastic walking tour video, the beauty and unique of marvelous Ragusa city neighborhood scenery accompanied by beautiful music is clearly exposed and well shown. Great to be able to watched it, thank you so much for sharing._

[@LostInItaly]

What a sweet comment… It makes us really happy to see you enjoyed our video of the beautiful Ragusa! Thank you so much, Lutino.

[@evyf857]

May i ask you if it’s better to stay in the lower part of town or upper? Not being driving and arriving by train or bus, I’ll be visiting Ragusa early November and trying to book an hotel! Thank you

[@russellderosa6630]

Thanks for this vid. This is my dad’s hometown. So blessed to visit and see family a couple of times. My dream is to spend some of my retirement here

[@LostInItaly]

Hi Russell! Thanks to you for watching the video! 😊 Such places are indeed popular destinations for retirees. If you enjoyed the video, feel feee to subscribe and stay tuned for more: next week we will publish a new episode about another stunning Southern destination 😁

[@joerosa2532]

The Val di Noto or Iblean area, from Ragusa to Siracusa is one of the most beautiful in all of Italy. Only in the last 2 decades has it been getting its due recognition. Very proud to come from and live in this paradise on Earth.

[@LostInItaly]

Hi Joe! Thank you for the comment and welcome to the channel! Of course, we absolutely agree with you, and hope to be there again soon to film new videos!!! 💕

[@evyf857]

Looks so charming! Thank you for sharing the video! Makes me want to spend time there to relax and to emerge into Sicilian’s culture! 🙏

[@LostInItaly]

Thanks to you for watching the video :)

[@lotuslake111]

Thank you for this video, it's such a joy❤

[@LostInItaly]

Thanks to you for the very nice comment! 🥰🥰 It is words like yours that inspire us to do our best to share our little adventures with you 😊

[@LostInItaly]

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[@mirchevand669]

Lovely!❤

[@LostInItaly]

Thank you, we are glad you enjoyed the video 😊

[@nellyhelly8915]

I'm already lost in love to everything what content with Italy. Much before that beautiful informative video🍓🎻💟 I will watching all videos, Grazia mucho🌺🙏🙏🙏🍑

[@LostInItaly]

Nelly, what a sweet comment 🧡 Feel free to subscribe to the channel for future Italy videos, then! Where are you from? Is there an Italian city you would like to see on the channel? 😊

[@nellyhelly8915]

@@LostInItaly I'm frome Israel ⛵ Maybe Ferencia or Portofino 🦩🙏🍓

[@LostInItaly]

@@nellyhelly8915 That is great! Stay tuned, we have plan to go to Florence soon! ☀️

[@nellyhelly8915]

@@LostInItaly Thanks a lot 🦢 I was in Italy, 30 years ago in Milano, Torino and some few more places, forgot the names, so sorry. One village we was by passing, late evening there was a bakery we went in, I will never forget the bucket of best smells ever. I wanted stay in that bakery and that village for ever 😊🌺🍑 But I have learned through the years, to prepare Italian kitchen, and eat almost each day 😊🍑

[@LostInItaly]

This is a very nice memory, thank you for sharing 😊 We started this channel with the idea of creating a small community of friends who love Italy, not just casual tourists. We are glad to have you onboard, Nelly! 🛤️ P.S. We are currently based in Milan! 🏡

[@Liam-rw1ny]

I’m so lucky I met Andrea Camileri and his wife in Ireland before he died. I was always a big fan of his writings

[@LostInItaly]

No way! So interesting! I love Camilleri as well. My parents hold a huge collection of his works, a true intellectual and very sensitive human being. You were so lucky to meet him. Welcome to the channel! 😊

[@tom3755]

The cyclist at 1.35 is olympian & grand tour stage winner .ragusa born damiano caruso

[@LostInItaly]

No way! Thank you for pointing it out - we hadn't noticed!!! 🤯 And welcome to the page, Tom! We hope you'll get inspired from our videos :) If we may, can we ask where you are from? 😊🗺️

[@Sezfluffy]

I lived in Ragusa for 3 months teaching and got to explore these areas one was neatly in the clouds I felt close to God

[@LostInItaly]

Hi sezfluffy, welcome to our channel 😊 Thank you for sharing this memory... And yes, Ragusa truly hides corners where one can feel close to nature and beauty. What did you teach in Ragusa? Was it long ago? Feel free to subscribe, we plan to go back to Sicily, hopefully we'll take you back to places you have been ✨

[@Sezfluffy]

@@LostInItaly no only last year and before covid a year in siracusa. I love videos like these as I miss it so xx

[@LostInItaly]

We are glad this video brought back such beautiful memories for you... Sicily is a magical place few can truly understand and deeply appreciate. We hope someday you can go back amd rediscover the places you visited ❤️🌈

[@evyf857]

I’m trying to book an hotel in Ragusa for 2 nights in November and I’m not sure which part of the town should i stay? Confusing especially i won’t be driving, arriving by train from Syracuse. Does the old part of town called Ibla is in the bottom or the top? Can’t figure it out! Sorry for these questions but you have lived there for a few months, you would know! Thank you

[@evyf857]

Did you walk from bottom to the top? Which is the oldest part of the city? Thank you 🙏

[@LostInItaly]

Hi Evy :) The oldest part of the city is the one we show starting from minute 03:11, and is also called "Ragusa Ibla" or just "Ibla". From the newest part, you'll need to descend the stairs you see in the video; once there, we walked from bottom to the top.

[@michaelbeck402]

Montalbano!

[@LostInItaly]

😁😉

[@evyf857]

Can we take a train from Palermo to Ragusa? Or only a bus? Thank you!

[@LostInItaly]

Hi again Evy! We have always only travelled by bus to Ragusa, but after a quick look at Trenitalia website there appear to be a couple of options for you to get there by train. We would suggest to refer to Trenitalia website or app for more info :)

[@lifeisnice23]

Yes, trenitalia minuetto, 4 hours long journey , same by bus.

[@bobwhite2]

Is it nearly deserted.

[@LostInItaly]

Hi Bob! Welcome to the channel! During summer, it is one of the hottest destinations in Sicily. Luckily, we had the chance to see it empty during a warm winter day 🌤

[@lifeisnice23]

It's wintertime in this video and not festive days, people most likely are at work or at school, plus all the traffic, shops, public offices and schools are located in the upper modern part of the city, Ragusa is a small city but pretty active throughout the whole year, luckily we don't suffer from mass tourism yet.