Historic house in the center with a wonderful view

Modica is one of the baroque towns of the Val di Noto, rebuilt in golden limestone after the 1693 earthquake and stacked in tiers up two sides of a gorge, with the Duomo di San Giorgio at the top of a long staircase. It is also where Sicilian chocolate is made by the cold method brought over under Spanish rule — grainy, unconjugated, and sold in the shops along Corso Umberto. The house sleeps two in one bedroom, with a terrace, a view over the town, parking, air conditioning and a washer. At $81 a night it is the cheapest stay in our Sicilian selection.