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It used to be an important harbour, and was the property of Bemardo Cabrera, Count of Modica, from the end of the 14th c. Cabrera obtained considerable tax exemptions and in 1429 built an imposing tower here, to defend the wheat-loader from pirate attacks; the tower still preserves its fine ribbed cross vaults. The town developed around the tower and became an autonomous commune in 1829, the only one by the sea in the province of Ragusa.

Opposite the tower is the neoclassical Palazzo Musso (1926), with natural art nouveau features. The nearby Chiesa Madre, at the top of a high ramp of stairs, is clear and simple in style both inside and out; it has a nave and two aisles, with little double columns and side chapels. The Town Hall and the public gardens, with a fine view over the sea, are also in this part of the town (Via Veneto).