It does exist...

...average food in Sicily.

But more on that later. After the "Valley of the Temples" we drove along the south coast, which is in places quite run down, to our next stop in Ragusa. It is known for its baroque old town, which was built on steep hills. As is often the case, the "pearls" are hidden in a rough shell. This is also the case with the old town of Ragusa in the southeast. The area is one of the richer areas in Sicily due to the oil and tar industry. It is also rich in water and therefore agriculture plays a strong role as an economic factor. The intensively used landscape is correspondingly unattractive.

The old town of Ragusa and the area to the east, on the other hand, are like something from another world. Beautiful, scenic and quiet.

So we marched up and down hills, rested, watched pompous Sicilian weddings, ate ice cream and at the end had a good feeling about having visited Ragusa.

During the day it is very hot, especially inland. Anita had apparently not drunk enough (non-alcoholic drinks 😉) in Ragusa. That's why she wasn't feeling very well the next day.

However, we had found another very nice campsite on the east coast to rest and splash around in the sea.

To return to the headline. The area directly around the campsite is not very touristy and is more geared towards self-catering - there are practically only Italian tourists who cook every evening. Since we are happy to forego our own cooking skills in Sicily, we visited the only restaurant within walking distance. It is part of a larger tourist resort. This was probably the reason why the pizzas on offer there would only be below average even in Austria.

Soberingly, we ate at the beach bar the next evening, which served 10x better food.

Beach, by the way. The area is very nice for swimming, snorkeling and hiking, as there is a nature park right next to it. The kids loved it again.

Unfortunately, the days were also overshadowed by some very sad news. Our always positive and cheerful old cat, Mitzi, has passed away. She was part of our family for 16 years.