Hybla, Ragusa old town, Sicily Roadtrip

On our way to Modica we stopped int the old town of ancient Ragusa. Hybla is a town perched on a high cliff with all houses huddled together in the typical building style of many southern, ancient towns. It was soooo unbelievably hot and we dragged ourselves up main street to the giant church, nourished our parched throats with cool ice cream and after a short stroll throught the city park we set off again. It was scorching... eh.. notice the lack of people in all the shots! Obviously we were the only ones crazy enough to go traipsing around in the middle of the day...

Ohhh the cheeses and salumis in the region are out of this world! Sadly the salumeria was closed when we passed by...

Beautifully restored baroque balconies!

The view looking up and then down... don't know which picture is more interesting???

Loved the shadows!

This garden with several churches and fountains was just an oasis of loveliness amidst all the dry, hot surroundings!




O.K... we thought we would have to cross this gigantic bridge! Since we were traveling sans a navigation system, we relied on the directional signs by the roadside - and thank goodness they spared us the traversing and the sweaty palms, which we would have surely endured... Carlo and I are both NOT fond of heights!