sicilia contemporanea
It would has been too easy speaking of Lombardia, Veneto or Emilia Romagna.
In the later years undoubtedly something’s moving even in this region so far from being "virtuous", but endowed with an unquestionable potential.
Maybe also thanks to the wonderful publicity had with the TV serie of Commissario Montalbano, some months ago broadcasted even on BBC, yes you've read correctly, the British television ...
To tell the truth we’re talking particularly about the triangle Ragusa - Modica-Noto, Unesco World Heritage since 2002 as Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto.
To end with the icing on the cake, the Lonely Planet puts the above-mentioned triangle in the list of the best tourist destinations in the world for 2012.
Therefore it’s no accident that just in this area, it’s possible to find some considerable examples of good-quality contemporary architecture.
I’m writing it with great pleasure, in view of Ragusan origins of my family...
The beautiful tourist port of Marina di Ragusa, inaugurated in 2009 and carried out in a short time not tipical of "Sicilia" with the project financing, is enriched by the control tower, design by the most elegant and talented architect of the Region, Maria Giuseppina Grasso Cannizzo.