St. Francis monastery in Ispica.

Ispica is a small city (15'000 inhabitants) in the south of Sicily, Italy. It is 30 km from Ragusa, 50 km from Syracuse, and 90 km from La Valletta, Malta. The first time that a document quote it was in 1093, in a list of churches and ecclesiastic departments for admninistartive purposes, but the territory is colonized since the bronze age. Download high resolution version (861x591, 57 KB)Ispica File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (861x591, 57 KB)Ispica File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,700 sq. ... Ragusa can refer to: The city of Ragusa in Sicily, Italy. ... Syracuse, Italy Syracuse, New York Syracuse is the name of two major cities in the world. ... This article needs to be wikified. ...

The city is on a hill (170 meters on the sea level) and its territory (100 km²) is essentially exploited by intensive agriculture (tomatoes, olives, wineyards, etc.) which is the main economical activity. There are 10 km of coasts, most of which of sand and dunes, and an island (Porri island) at 2 km from coast.