Left: The large Baroque Chiesa di San Giorgio sits atop a 250-step staircase, Modica   Right: The steeply stacked houses of Modica Alta (Upper Modica)

Left: The Cattedrale di San Pietro is lined with life-sized statues of the Apostles, Modica   Right: Modica was rebuilt following the 1693 earthquake

Sicily was considered the bread basket of the Roman Empire because of its abundant and high quality wheat fields

View of the harbour from Ortygia

Left: Cattedrale di San Giorgio with its magnificent neoclassical dome, Ragusa Ibla  Right: Accordionist with transfixed audience, Ragusa Ibla