Le Formiche

Ragusa


Located in an up-and-coming pocket of the modern city, concept store 'The Ants' stocks products designed and crafted by artists, artisans and architects, both Italian and international. Expect to find anything from geometric jewellery, natural soaps and beautifully designed toys, to hand-stitched Sicilian bags made from recycled materials, local wines, liquors and edibles. Souvenir shopping: check.


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Nearby Ragusa attractions

1. Pixel Pancho Mural

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Just to the southwest of the train station off Via Archimede is a double portrait by Turinese artist Pixel Pancho, who is famous for exploring the…

2. Millo Mural

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Via Vittorio Alfieri is home to a giant street-art mural by Italian artist Francesco Camillo Giorgino (aka Millo). Using his trademark black-and-white…

3. Daniel Eime Mural

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Via Ludovico Ariosto is home to a striking, four-storey mural of an elderly man by Portuguese street artist Daniel Eime. Illustrating Eime’s knack for…

4. Museo Archeologico Ibleo

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South of the cathedral, off Via Roma, is the Museo Archeologico Ibleo, an important if somewhat forlorn archaeological museum housing finds from…

5. Guido Van Helten Mural

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Channelling the classical iconography of Charity, this powerful depiction of a Sicilian mother tending to two infants was executed by Australian street…

6. Ragusa Superiore

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One of the best reasons for heading up to Ragusa's modern and less-attractive half is to walk down again. It takes about half an hour to descend the…

7. Dimitris Taxis Mural

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Titled Ficupala, this blockbuster mural is the work of Greek artist Dimitris Taxis. The work, stylistically inspired by comic-book art and an ode to…

8. Cattedrale di San Giovanni Battista

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The centrepiece of Ragusa Superiore, and a symbol of its urban renewal, is the enormous Duomo di San Giovanni Battista, built between 1718 and 1778. An…