# Modica and Ragusa Ibla in a day from Catania: Bonajuto's chocolate workshop, Modican lunch and the walk down to Ibla Two hours by car from Catania to taste Modica chocolate in its oldest workshop, eat Modican cooking and walk down to Ragusa Ibla. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/italy/sicily/val-di-noto/itineraries/modica-ibla-day-from-catania-chocolate-ragusa · Revisado: 2026-11-12 ## El día - 08:00 · Salida: 2 h by car (Catania to Ragusa road and the turn-off to Modica Centro) - 10:30 · Visit to the Fattojo workshop at Bonajuto and a Modica chocolate tasting (Antica Dolceria Bonajuto · book at visit.bonajuto.it · 30 min with tasting) · Antica Dolceria Bonajuto - 6 min on foot - 13:00 · Osteria dei Sapori Perduti (Book on 0932 944247 · closed on Tuesdays) · Osteria dei Sapori Perduti, €€ - 30 min by car, 13,3 km - 15:30 · Walking Down to Ragusa Ibla and the Duomo di San Giorgio (Park in Ragusa Superiore and walk down · Duomo from 16:00 to 18:30) - 19:00 · Vuelta (In Catania around 21:00) A day in the Baroque interior of the Val di Noto, the one with towns split in two, upper and lower, joined by stairs. In the morning, Modica and its chocolate, which is worked cold and ends up grainy, in the oldest chocolate maker in Sicily still operating. At midday, Modican home cooking on the Corso. In the afternoon, a few kilometres away, the walk down to Ragusa Ibla as far as the Duomo di San Giorgio. ## Getting there from Spain By plane to Catania, with direct flights from several Spanish cities, and a hire car at the airport. From Catania to Modica it is about two hours along the Ragusa road. Without a car, AST buses link Catania airport with Modica, but fitting Ibla into the day as well is difficult: if you go by bus, sleep in Modica. ## The day, hour by hour 8:00 · Leave Catania. The Ragusa road to the first turning for Modica Centro. Park outside the centre. 10:30 · Visit to the Fattojo of Bonajuto. The Antica Dolceria Bonajuto has made chocolate in Modica since 1880. Its "bean to bar" workshop is visited in about 30 minutes, in Italian or English, with the history of Modica chocolate and a tasting at the end. Book the day on its visits website; the price and the exact address of the workshop appear when you book. Children up to age 5 do not pay. Afterwards, if you have time, climb up to see the Duomo di San Giorgio in Modica by its flight of steps. 13:00 · Lunch at the Osteria dei Sapori Perduti. At Corso Umberto I, 228. Modican home cooking by the Muriana family, with the menu in dialect and translated into Spanish: the house mixed antipasto to share, fava macco with wild fennel, ricotta ravioli with pork sauce and ricotta cannolo. Book by phone. Closed on Tuesdays. 15:30 · Ragusa Ibla. About 25 minutes by car. Park in Ragusa Superiore, next to Santa Maria delle Scale, and walk down the stairs with Ibla in front of you. Walk to Piazza Duomo and go into the Duomo di San Giorgio, by Rosario Gagliardi, which opens in the afternoon from 16:00 to 18:30. Finish at the Giardino Ibleo and climb back up slowly. 19:00 · Return to Catania. About two hours by car. If you prefer not to drive at night, sleep in Modica. ## With children The chocolate tasting is what works best for them. In Ibla, the stairs are tiring on the way up: a baby carrier is better than a pushchair. The Giardino Ibleo is the place for them to run. ## Cómo llegar ### By car It is the way for this plan, with about two hours each way. ### By plane Fly to Catania and hire a car at the airport. ### Without a car AST bus from Catania airport to Modica; better with a night in Modica. ## Consejos ### Book the Fattojo Groups are 25 people at most. ### Do not go on a Tuesday The osteria is closed that day. ### Comfortable shoes Modica and Ibla are climbed and descended by stairs. ## Un consejo más ### If it rains The tasting, lunch and the interior of the Duomo are under cover; leave the Giardino for another day. ## Cuándo no ir Public holidays: there are no visits to the Fattojo. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How long does it take from Catania to Modica? About two hours by car along the Ragusa road. ### How long does the Bonajuto visit last? About 30 minutes, with a tasting. ### Which day is the Osteria dei Sapori Perduti closed? Tuesday. ### What time does the Duomo di San Giorgio open in the afternoon? From 16:00 to 18:30, according to Italy's official tourism portal.