You can see the city from far away, shining. The city was rebuilt after a big earthquake in the 1700\u00b4s and a lot of thoughts were made into the architectural details. Each building\u00a0was made with the same unique golden yellow limestone, that reflects a strong light. During sunset especially, this creates a beautiful and warm honey color light, also when the city is seen from a distance.<\/p>\n We came to Noto in the afternoon. After a day at the beach, it\u00a0was perfect\u00a0for a city break. We walked around without any goal, just looking at the architecture and taking in the atmosphere.<\/p>\n The main street, Corso Vittorio Emanuele III<\/a>, is a bit too touristy for my taste, but we found lots of nice quiet streets and squares. It seemed most people stay around the main street.<\/p>\n Up in the small streets, you will find the slow food\u2013acclaimed Ristorante Crocifisso<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>with a great wine card, many natural wines. Book a table here in advance.<\/p>\n One of the reasons we also wanted to visit Noto, was to taste the granita at the legendary Caff\u00e8 Sicilia.<\/a><\/p>\n The dessert shop Caff\u00e8 Sicilia was opened in 1892. Today it is run by Corrado Assenza and his son.<\/p>\n The place has become an institution in Noto for locals and travelers alike, because of\u00a0Assenza story shown on\u00a0Netflix’ documentary program; Chefs table<\/a>. If you haven’t yet, do watch it.<\/p>\n Assenza makes some of the best dessert, cakes, and granite (<\/em>flavored, crushed-ice dessert)<\/em>\u00a0and he uses only fresh local ingredients.\u00a0His most famous dessert is almond granita, made by the local Romana almonds.<\/p>\n The taste of the cold ice dessert is so rich, and the taste is even better when you come to know\u00a0the story of how Assenza helped preserve the local Romana almond In Sicily when it was close to extinction.<\/p>\n The almond granita at Caff\u00e8 Sicilia is the best we have tried in Sicily.<\/p>\n Address: Caff\u00e8 Sicilia: Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 125, 96017 Noto SR, Italien<\/a><\/p>\n From Catania airport, by car, it takes 1h. From Marzamemi by car, it takes 1,20h. The train will take you from Syracuse in just 30 minutes. It is\u00a0also fairly easy to take a local bus to Noto from Modica, Ragusa, and Syracuse.<\/p>\n Only 10 min. drive from Noto and you will be at the coast and the soft sandy beach:\u00a0Lido di Noto. This beach is one of the most popular beaches in Sicily, why I wouldn’t go there in July-August, where it’s impossible to see the sand for people.<\/p>\n A perfect time to go is in May-June and September- November. We went there in May and almost had the beach to our selves. We parked a bit away from the main town beach, next to a smaller beach stretch where it was totally peaceful. You can find it here:\u00a0https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/B88gHMnD7ws.<\/a><\/p>\n The baroque city Noto is located in the south-east corner of Sicily.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1982,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n![\"Noto](\"https:\/\/lemonsandpalmtrees.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Noto.jpg\")
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<\/a>Almond granita at Caff\u00e8 Sicilia<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nGetting to and from Noto<\/h2>\n
Lido di Noto<\/h2>\n
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