Casa di Quasimodo, Modica

Name: Casa di Quasimodo
Address: Via Posterla 84, Modica, 97015, Italy
Telephone: +39 331 587 6218

#3 among attractions in Modica

Specialty museum, Museum

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Salvatore Quasimodo was an Italian poet and translator. In 1959, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature "for his lyrical poetry, which with classical fire expresses the tragic experience of life in our own times". Along with Giuseppe Ungaretti and Eugenio Montale, he was one of the foremost Italian poets of the 20th century. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 36°51'38"N, 14°45'42"E

Address

Via Posterla 84Modica 97015 Italy

Contact

+39 331 587 6218

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Casa di Quasimodo – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ragusa Cathedral, Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Scale, Church of Purgatory, Duomo di San Giorgio.

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