Punta Secca ( scn, Punta Sicca), locally nicknamed ''’A Sicca'', is a small southern

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fishing village and hamlet (''

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'') of

Santa Croce Camerina Santa Croce Camerina ( scn, Santa Cruci Camarina) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Ragusa, Sicily, in southern Italy. As of 2017 its population was of 10,973. Geography The municipal territory of Santa Croce is surrounded by the one of ...

, a municipality in the

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. In 2011 it had a population of 226.

History

The ancient city of Kaukanai is located a few hundred metres from Punta Secca. The village, anciently settled, was named ʿAyn al-Qasab during the Arab domination of Sicily.

Geography

Punta Secca lies on the

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, between Punta Braccetto,

Kaukana Kaukana, also spelled Caucana, is a hamlet (place), hamlet (''frazione'') of Santa Croce Camerina, a municipality in the Province of Ragusa, Sicily. It is located a few hundred metres from Punta Secca and a few km from Marina di Ragusa. It ...

and Casuzze, and next to

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. It is 5 km from

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Scoglitti Scoglitti ( scn, Scugghitti) is a fishing village and hamlet () of Vittoria, a municipality in the Province of Ragusa, Sicily, Italy. In 2011 it had a population of 4,175. History Scoglitti found a niche in history after being selected by the All ...

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, 23 from Vittoria and

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Main sights

The village has a

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, a small port and an old

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, the Torre Scalambri. The tower dates from the 16th century and is next to the harbour.

In popular culture

The town has gained renown as the fictional "Marinella" in the RAI television series '' Inspector Montalbano'', adapted from

Andrea Camilleri Andrea Calogero Camilleri (; 6 September 1925 – 17 July 2019) was an Italian writer. Biography Originally from Porto Empedocle, Girgenti, Sicily, Camilleri began university studies in the Faculty of Literature at the University of Palermo, b ...

's " Inspector Montalbano" books. Many scenes with Montalbano's fictional home are set in a house that backs onto the beach from where he swims each day.

Gallery

References

External links

Panoramic photos of Punta Secca
{{authority control Frazioni of the Province of Ragusa