Baroque Palaces and Landmarks

The grand gate, palaces, theatre and fountains that line Noto's main street, rebuilt in golden stone after the 1693 earthquake.

A

Porta Reale

A neoclassical triumphal gate from 1838 at the eastern end of Corso Vittorio Emanuele, the classic entrance to the old town.

B

Noto's 18th-century town hall facing the cathedral, with an arcaded facade and an oval Hall of Mirrors open to visitors.

Alberto Venegoni / cc-by-4.0

C

An 18th-century noble palace famous for its six balconies carried on carved horses, lions, sirens and grotesque figures.

Antonio Ibarra Sánchez / cc-by-4.0

D

The town's neoclassical municipal theatre, opened in 1870 on Piazza XVI Maggio, with a small horseshoe-shaped auditorium.

Plamen neychev / cc-by-4.0

E

An 18th-century fountain with a statue of Hercules in the garden square of Piazza XVI Maggio, opposite San Domenico.