Enjoy our pictures of Modica, a Baroque town in the southeast of Sicily. The area, including Noto, Ragusa, and Scicli is sometimes called the Baroque Valley and has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site. Following a devastating earthquake in 1693, these towns were rebuilt in Sicilian Baroque style. Besides Baroque architecture, Modica is known for chocolate and its main street has several good chocolate shops.
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