Church of San Pietro, Modica – Castle of the Counts of Modica loop from Modica

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Church of San Pietro, Modica – Castle of the Counts of Modica loop from Modica

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Church of San Pietro, Modica – Castle of the Counts of Modica loop from Modica

02:11

7.75km

160m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.18 km

View of the Chiesa di San Pietro and Modica at night

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... by night

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1.24 km

Antica Dolceria Bonajuto

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Modica is famous for its chocolate: sugar crystals and bitter cocoa masses together, like solidified lava, rough and original. One of the first addresses is Bonajuto, not least because of the manufactory atmosphere of the shop. That has style.

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1.32 km

Church of San Pietro, Modica

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Main church of Modica Bassa. It is particularly beautiful from the inside. Visit in the morning or late afternoon. Closed at lunchtime.

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1.89 km

Duomo di San Giorgio, Modica

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After the earthquake in 1693, according to plans by Gagliardi, the five-nave church was built in a baroque style. Large open staircase in front of the portal, interrupted by paragraphs at regular intervals. Facade subdivided with several stacked orders of columns. Rich stucco work on the inside, a sundial on the floor, a polyptych from 1513 on the main altar

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2.04 km

View of the Houses

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2.24 km

Modica Historic Center

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Modica is a municipality in south-eastern Sicily and is located in the Libero Municipal Consortium of Ragusa in Italy with 54,089 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2019). It is one of the late Baroque villages of the Val di Noto declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The city was founded by the Sicilians with the name of Motyka and was inhabited in later times by Greeks and Romans, but there are hardly any noteworthy traces of their presence. The Arabs conquered the city in 845 and named it Mohac. In the 11th century the Normans, led by Ruggero I, conquered the city.

Modica, like other towns in the Val di Noto, was destroyed by the serious earthquake of 9 January 1693 which caused the death of 60,000 people in Sicily. Rebuilt in Sicilian Baroque style, Modica, despite two floods in 1833 and 1902, is today a quiet regional center with one of the most beautiful Sicilian Baroque urban landscapes.

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2.32 km

Castle of the Counts of Modica

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3 Euro entrance fee

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5.29 km

View of Modica from the Steps of San Giorgio

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One of the most beautiful views of the city from the steps in front of San Giorgio. The bar next to the cathedral is highly recommended.

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7.75 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.38 km

871 m

459 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.41 km

3.03 km

317 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 3 November

20°C

11°C

14 %

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January 5, 2026,🇮🇹 Sizilien ☀️ - ⛪️ Modica 🍫

In the upper town, Modica Alta, the older part of the city, stands the Duomo di San Giorgio, a late Baroque masterpiece reached by a seemingly endless flight of steps. Its architectural counterpart in the lower town, Modica Bassa, is the Duomo San Pietro, whose steps are lined with larger-than-life statues of the twelve apostles. Nearby, the cave church of …

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