Contrada Rao

Contrada Rao is a locality in Modica, Ragusa, Sicily. Contrada Rao is situated nearby to the locality Contrada San Giovanni Lo Pirato, as well as near Catenazzello.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Santa Maria La Nova, Scicli and San Bartolomeo, Scicli.

Santa Maria La Nova, Scicli

Church

Photo: Emanuele Schembri, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Santa Maria La Nova, also known as Santa Maria della Pietà is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church in the town of Scicli, province of Ragusa, Sicily, Italy. It is the main Marian sanctuary in the town. Santa Maria La Nova, Scicli is situated 3 km west of Contrada Rao.

San Bartolomeo, Scicli

Church

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San Bartolomeo is a late Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church in the town of Scicli, province of Ragusa, Sicily, Italy. San Bartolomeo, Scicli is situated 3 km west of Contrada Rao.

Town hall of Scicli

Public building

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Town hall of Scicli is a public building, which is situated 3 km west of Contrada Rao.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scicli and Sampieri.

Scicli

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Scicli is a small town among the Iblei hills in the Ragusa province on the southeast of Sicily. It is one of the "Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto" listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Sampieri

Village

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Sampieri is a southern Italian fishing village and hamlet of Scicli, a municipality in the Province of Ragusa, Sicily. In 2011 it had a population of 669. Sampieri is situated 8 km south of Contrada Rao.

Cava d’Aliga

Village

Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cava d'Aliga is a southern Italian village and marine hamlet of Scicli, a municipality part of the Province of Ragusa, Sicily. It has a population of 1600 circa. Cava d’Aliga is situated 9 km southwest of Contrada Rao.

Contrada Rao

Type: Locality
Location: Modica, Ragusa, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

36.79461° or 36° 47′ 41″ north

Longitude

14.74252° or 14° 44′ 33″ east

Open location code

8F8PQPVV+R2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6801243105

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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