Camping Villaggio La Collinetta

First stop on your sightseeing schedule may well be the UNESCO-listed city of Noto (five minutes’ drive) for its sublime baroque architecture – mostly all rebuilt following an earthquake in 1693. A whistle-stop tour could include the ornate Noto Cathedral, topped with domes and with a dazzling, plain-white interior, the Palazzo Ducezio and its lavish Hall of Mirrors, and Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata. After all that, you’ll need an espresso in one of Corso Vittorio Emanuele’s many terrace bars. Ancient remains come thick and fast in this region of Sicily: the prehistoric Necropolis of Castelluccio (half an hour’s drive) is carved into a hillside, and there are 10,000-year-old Greek remains at hilltop Eloro (20 minutes). Don’t forget the Roman ruins at Noto Antica (20 minutes), or neglect the fantastical mosaics in Villa Romana del Tellaro (20 minutes). If the kids start rebelling after all these cultural visits, why not treat them to a day on the sandy beach at Lido di Noto (20 minutes), or go wild swimming under waterfalls in Riserva Naturale Cavagrande del Cassibile (25 minutes)?