Val di Noto

Val di Noto
UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Church of Holy Souls of Purgatory, Ragusa, constructed in the latter half of the 18th century
Official nameLate Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto (South-Eastern Sicily)
LocationSicily, Italy
Includes
CriteriaCultural: (i)(ii)(iv)(v)
Reference1024rev
Inscription2002 (26th Session)
Area112.79 ha (0.4355 sq mi)
Buffer zone305.8 ha (1.181 sq mi)
Coordinates36°53′35.5″N 15°4′8.1″E / 36.893194°N 15.068917°E / 36.893194; 15.068917
Location of Val di Noto in Sicily

Val di Noto (lit.'Province of Noto') is a historical and geographical area encompassing the south-eastern third of Sicily; it is dominated by the limestone Hyblaean plateau. Historically, it was one of the three valli of Sicily.