Planning a trip to Ragusa
Visitor Information -- The tourist office, Via Capitano Bocchieri 33 (tel. 0932-221511), is open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 9am to 1:30pm and Tuesday and Thursday 9am to 1:30pm and 4 to 6pm.
Getting Around -- If you don't want to make the steep climb linking Ibla with Superiore, you can take city bus no. 3 departing from in front of the cathedral or from Piazza del Popolo. It's a hair-raising ride. The bus will let you off in Ibla at Piazza Pola or Giardini Iblei, which are most central for exploring the medieval and baroque town.
Getting There
Arriving –– Three trains a day make the 2-hour trip to Ragusa from Siracusa. AST buses (tel. 0932/681-818) make the 3-hour run seven times daily. The train and bus stations are in Ragusa Superiore on Piazza del Popolo and adjoining Piazza Gramsci.
By car from Siracusa, the quickest route takes you through Noto then southwest along Route 115 to the town of Ispica, at which point the highway swings northwest toward Ragusa.
Visitor Information –– The tourist office, Via Capitano Bocchieri 33 (tel. 0932/221-511), is open Monday to Friday 9am to 1:30pm; on Tuesday and Thursday it’s also open 4 to 6pm.
Fast Facts
Hospital -- The local hospital is Ospedale Civile, Via da Vinci (tel. 0932-600111).
Post Office -- The main post office is at Piazza Matteotti (tel. 0932-232287). It's open Monday to Saturday 8am to 6:30pm.
