Ragusa
Cava Gonfalone (Gonfalone quarry) is an important site of industrial archaeology in Ragusa. A latomia where stone blocks were quarried to rebuild Ibla and to construct the buildings of the …
Celone Quarry in Ragusa
Celone Quarry is a tourist attraction in Ragusa. Find out all useful information. Discover nearby attractions, typical products to buy, typical dishes to taste, events and curiosities in Ragusa.
Cava Gonfalone
New outdoor attraction in Ragusa: "the underground city of Ragusa". This cave is not a catacomb as many tourists may suppose.... it is a huge quarry where from around the year 1700 to 1940 …
Designer surfaces for prestigious environments
Churches in the Late Sicilian Baroque style have been inscribed on the UN World Heritage List. From the only existing quarry in Ragusa, Sicily, this stone tells the story of a unique land. …
Misericordia Quarry in Ragusa
Cava Misericordia di Ragusa is one of the Iblean quarries that deeply affect the plateau. The landscape of the quarry is characterized by interesting naturalistic features, including small …
Misericordia Spring and Quarry via Path of the Hermit
Explore this 3.8-mile loop trail near Ragusa, Sicily. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 1 h 50 min to complete. This trail is great …
Gonfalone Quarry in Ragusa
In Cava Gonfalone, the so-called "pirriatura", they worked hard to extract the stone materials to expand the city of Ragusa. Of this long process of extraction, the immense quarries that …
Misericordia Spring and Quarry via Path of the Hermit
Explore this 6.1-km circular trail near Ragusa, Sicily. Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 1 h 50 min to complete. This trail is great …
FAQ Pitch Stone of Ragusa
Pietra Pece is a natural rock of the biocalcarenite family, quarried exclusively from a quarry in Ragusa. Used for flooring and cladding, it owes its different colours, ranging from light ivory to …
Cava Gonfalone (Quarry) Tour (Ragusa, Italy): Hours, Address …
The CAI (Italian Alpine Club) together with the ARGS association of Sicily Tour Guides invites you to experience the visit of those huge quarries at Cava Gonfalone under the city of Ragusa.