The three bridges of Ragusa

The characteristic of the city of Ragusa is that it is built on three hills separated by deep valleys: the Santa Domenica valley to the east and San Leonardo valley to the north.

The Santa Domenica valley divides the lower part of upper Ragusa in two, connected by three bridges: the Ponte of Cappuccini or Ponte Vecchio, inaugurated at the end of the 19ͭͪ century; the Ponte Nuovo, inaugurated in 1937 and the Ponte Giovanni XXIII or Ponte San Vito, inaugurated in 1964. The presence of these three bridges means that Ragusa is called the «City of bridges».