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 The
13th century's Mother Church was restored in the 18th century, because
of the 1693 earthquake, which highly damaged it. It has, inside,
three naves and keeps an old copy of the Caravaggio's "Madonna
del Loreto" and a statue of San Giuseppe.
 Right
beside it stands the Liberty Palazzo Pece. Along the Contrada Mezzagnone
you may admire ancient buildings like " 'u vagnu ", a
4th-6th century limestone construction.
 Heading
towards Pozzallo, between Punta Secca and Casuzze, you may admire
the interesting excavations of Kaukana, where an archaeological
park was recently established. The archaeological and historic importance
of this area, along with the growth of local accommodation structures,
has favoured a noteworthy development.
 The
ruins of Kamarina are located by the shore, too. The ancient town
was founded by the Greek-Syracusans in 598 b.C. and from themselves
destroyed in 553 b.C.; it was, then, sacked by Romans in 258 b.C.
The town was set on three hills, of which the Cammarana was the
most important.  The
ruins comprise parts of the boundary walls, the big city, remains
of Hellenistic houses, consisting in: the "House of the Altar",
so called because of a central altar, recovered in the middle of
the yard; the "house of the inscription" and the "merchant's
house", where measuring weights and tools were found out. Other
important tokens have been brought to light: Remains of the walls
of Athenaion, the temple of Athena, dating from the 5th century
b.C.; the necropolises of Passo Marinaro and Randello.
 Most
recoveries have been collected and exhibited by the archaeological
museums of Ragusa and Siracusa. In Cammarana, an antiquary was recently
opened, gathering all the remaining material. The overall recovery
has allowed to reconstruct the town's urban plan, supposed to be
among the best of those times.
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