Οι καλύτερες ποδηλατικές διαδρομές στη Ραγκούζα

The first name Giovanni has been widespread since biblical times, and so it should not surprise us to find a whole series of blesseds and saints with this name over the two millennia of Christianity. At the threshold between the Old and New Testaments, we encounter John the Baptist, to whom most churches dedicated to John are dedicated. But one of the four men who wrote the New Testament Gospels also bears this name. This church in Modica is dedicated to him, "San Giovanni Evangelista." A long-standing ecclesiastical tradition has considered the evangelist to be identical with the apostle John mentioned in the Bible, but this is doubted in biblical scholarship. "The Gospel of John exerts a peculiar fascination. It is difficult to escape its solemn, at times mystical language. It speaks to deep human needs and longings: hunger and thirst, the search for fulfilling eternal life, the longing for personal communion with God." (Franz-Josef Ortkemper)

This highlight will especially delight bikers interested in crime novels. The name "Casa di Montalbano" for the property is not chosen after the house's builder or resident, but rather about a person who never existed in real life. Andrea CAMILLIERI (1925 to 2019), a Sicilian author with an international reputation, is the creator of a successful crime series starring Inspector Salvo MONTALBANO.

Belongs to the Roman Catholic diocese of Syracuse. Late Baroque, very impressive inside.

This highlight will especially delight bikers with a passion for literature. The name "Casa di Montalbano" for the property is not chosen after the house's builder or resident, but rather refers to a person who never existed in real life. Andrea Camillieri (1925 to 2019), a Sicilian author with an international reputation, is the spiritual father of Inspector Salvo Montalbano.

The first name Giovanni has been widespread since biblical times, and so it should come as no surprise to find a whole series of blesseds and saints bearing this name over the two millennia of Christianity. At the threshold between the Old and New Testaments, we encounter John the Baptist, to whom most churches dedicated to John are dedicated. But one of the four men who wrote the New Testament Gospels also bears this name. This church in Modica is dedicated to him, "San Giovanni Evangelista." A long-standing ecclesiastical tradition has considered the evangelist to be identical with the apostle John mentioned in the Bible, but this is disputed in biblical scholarship. "The Gospel of John exerts a peculiar fascination. It is difficult to escape its solemn, at times mystical language. It speaks to deep human needs and longings: hunger and thirst, the search for fulfilling eternal life, the longing for personal communion with God." (Franz-Josef Ortkemper)

exterior of the Church of San Giovanni Evangelista in Modica Alta.

Characteristic church of Modica Alta. Nearby there is also a bar where you can refresh yourself. Next to it, following via Gesù, there is a drinking fountain

a must-see for any tourist