Inspector Montalbano · Filming location
Circolo di Conversazione
In the story · Recurring, Pasquano's card games
The 19th century club where Montalbano finds Dr Pasquano playing cards.
Where to stay nearby
Stay a 2-min walk from hereMap with prices from several sites · distance: OpenStreetMap
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Things to do
Inspector Montalbano: a tour linked to the story
Day trip by minivan · from Catania · about 8 h · Guide in French, English, Italian, or Spanish
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More Inspector Montalbano places nearby
Piazza Duomo (Ragusa Ibla)80 m away · 1 min on foot
Giardino Ibleo400 m away · 5 min on foot
Santa Maria delle Scale820 m away · 11 min on foot
Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth seeing in the area.
Ragusa Cathedral
1.4 km away · 19 min on footThe cathedral of upper Ragusa, built in the new town after the 1693 earthquake, on a wide square in the centre.
Church of San Pietro, Modica
7.5 kmA Baroque church in lower Modica, reached by a staircase lined with statues of the twelve apostles.
Cava d'Ispica
11.7 kmticket neededA green valley between Modica and Ispica full of caves, rock houses and tombs dug since the Bronze Age.
Where to stand for the photo
Frame the colonnaded facade straight on, then the frescoed main hall inside if you join a tour.
Getting there
- Address: Via Alloro 5, 97100 Ragusa RG
- Transport
- On foot from Piazza Duomo.
- Opening days
- Closed: Monday You can always see it from outside.Holidays and special closures: check the official website.
- Access
- Guided visits 11:00 to 13:30, closed on Mondays; the entrance for visits is at Via Alloro 5. Confirm before going.
Public sources (2)
Sources found on October 17, 2026.
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Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Where to eat nearby
Trattoria La Bettola
60 m away · 1 min on foottrattoria€€Family trattoria in Ragusa Ibla since 1979, steps from the Circolo di Conversazione seen in Montalbano
A Rusticana
230 m away · 3 min on foottrattoria€€Ragusa Ibla trattoria where scenes at Trattoria San Calogero, Montalbano's lunch spot, were filmed
Ristorante Duomo
230 m away · 3 min on footSicilian€€€€Ciccio Sultano's two-Michelin-star restaurant, near Piazza Duomo, Montalbano's Vigata square
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story