Location: Modica
Top Things to do in Modica
Top 7 Specialty Museums in Modica, Sicily
Modica [ˈmɔːdika] (Sicilian: Muòrica, Greek: Μότουκα, Motouka, Latin: Mutyca or Motyca) is a city and comune of 54.456 inhabitants in the Province of Ragusa, Sicily, southern Italy. The city is situated in the Hyblaean Mountains.
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1. Mulino ad Acqua - Museo Cavallo d'Ispica
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5.0 based on 437 reviews
The watermill “Cavallo d’Ispica” is an original piece of jewellery of rural art of the 18th century, situated on the northern part of the archaeological valley of Cava d’Ispica, few kilometres from Modica, centre of hyblean baroque as well as hometown of poet Quasimodo and famous for its renowned chocolate.
Reviewed By CeriWilliams123 - London, United Kingdom
We loved our visit to Mulino ad Acqua. Each unique space gives you a great insight into the history of the area and how people lived there. Seeing the mill in action and operated the latest in many generations of millers who have worked there is really fascinating.
2. Museo della Memoria
3. Museo degli Arnesi di Una Volta
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5.0 based on 97 reviews
a fantastic museum dedicated to the lovers of traditions and ancient crafts of Sicily. In the heart of the historical center of Modica.
4. Museo diffuso "Murika"
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
In Modica at "The Forefathers'Houses" the Museum "Murika, stories of stones" for the preservation of the ancient ethnographic living and for the recovery and the valorization of the identity of the places, is situated. The goal is to celebrate the rural communities of the County of Modica using as main theme the local stone and the achievements through it, walls, vaults, floors, artifacts
5. Museo Medico Tommaso Campailla
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4.0 based on 30 reviews
The museum, which preserves the stoves and the theater of the medical philosopher, is localized in a XVI century historical building , built to house the first hospital in the town, "Santa Maria della Pieta , then later became Sifilicomio Campailla and finally Campailla Hospital. The best hospital for the treatment of syphilis until '40 , where people came from all over to take advantage of valuable therapies. The itinerary inside the structure stretches along four exhibition rooms: the room of the "Barrels", the Doctor' room , the Anatomical Theatre and the Museum of Medicine. The room of the "Barrels" is the oldest and the most precious of all the site , where the anxiety gave way to hope. Here they were subjected to the benefits of the treatment of syphilis
