Inspector Montalbano

The white house with the terrace on the sand, in Marinella. Today it is a B&B: see it from the beach.

Access · Private house run as a B&B: the terrace is visible from the beach, inside only for guests.

The lighthouse a short walk from the house, the landmark of the village that plays Marinella.

Access · Public seafront; the lighthouse is seen from outside.

The seaside trattoria where Montalbano eats. Damaged by a storm in January 2026: check it has reopened.

Access · Private restaurant, damaged by the storm of January 2026: we could not confirm that it has reopened, so the plan does not book meals here. The seafront and Montalbano's house next door can be seen from outside.

The town hall is the Vigàta police station; the mayor's office plays the questore's room. The set rooms can be visited.

Access · Working town hall: ask the Scicli tourist office for visiting hours.

A historic 1902 pharmacy with its original furniture, among the series' sets in Scicli. Guided visits by booking.

Access · Inside by guided visit only; the shop window is on a public street.

The ruined kiln on the cliff is "La Mànnara" in "La forma dell'acqua". See it from the beach.

Access · Ruin under restoration, closed inside: view it from the beach.

This fishing village's seafront plays the Marinella seafront.

Access · Public seafront, always open.

Ragusa Ibla's Baroque square, one of the most filmed corners of Vigàta.

Access · Public square, always open; the cathedral is a working church.

The 19th century club where Montalbano finds Dr Pasquano playing cards.

Access · Guided visits 11:00 to 13:30, closed on Mondays; the entrance for visits is at Via Alloro 5. Confirm before going.

The villa of mafia boss Balduccio Sinagra in "La gita a Tindari". Museum with a ticket, closed on Mondays.

Access · Museum with a ticket, closed on Mondays: check the hours before going.

Livia, Montalbano's girlfriend from Genoa, arrives in Vigàta by bus, and he waits for her in front of this cathedral's tall baroque façade. In the series, the house of Dr Pasquano, the coroner, is set a few steps away.

Access · Public steps; the cathedral is a working church.

Camilleri's home town, the real model for Vigàta. Nothing was filmed here, but there is a statue of the inspector. About 2 hours from Ragusa.

Access · Public street.

The public garden at the eastern end of Ragusa Ibla, with palms, small churches and views over the valley. It appears in many scenes of the series set in Vigàta, the fictional town where Inspector Salvo Montalbano runs the police station.

Access · Public garden, free to walk in.

This church stands on the long staircase that links upper Ragusa to Ragusa Ibla, and appears in several Vigàta scenes. The Sicilian region's list of locations ties it to the episode "Gli arancini di Montalbano".

Access · Public steps and viewpoint, always open; the church is a working church.

The old San Tommaso monastery in Noto, a Baroque town east of Ragusa, plays the Vigàta prison. In some episodes Montalbano even moves his office to Noto to be close to it. The building is still a real prison today.

Access · Working prison: see it from the street only and be discreet with your camera.

The outside of this palace on Scicli's main square was filmed as the Montelusa questura, the provincial police headquarters where Montalbano's superiors work. Montelusa is the fictional provincial capital near Vigàta.

Access · Seen from the public square.

Modica's classical high school appears in the series as the offices of Judge Scondamiglio, one of the magistrates Montalbano has to deal with.

Access · Working school: see it from the street.

A small fishing village near Sicily's southern tip, built around an old tuna fishery. Guides list it among the series' locations, and the Sicilian region's list ties it to "La forma dell'acqua", the episode based on Camilleri's first Montalbano novel.

Access · Public square and harbour, always open; busy on summer evenings.

In "La gita a Tindari" a murder case leads Montalbano to a coach trip that an elderly couple took to Tindari. The episode was filmed at this hilltop sanctuary of the Black Madonna, high above the sea on Sicily's north coast.

Access · Working sanctuary, free to enter; dress as for any church.

In April 2016 Montalbano was filmed here meeting Ingrid, his Swedish friend and confidante, among the columns of this Greek temple in the Valley of the Temples. The temple area was closed to visitors for hours during the shoot.

Access · Inside the Valley of the Temples archaeological park: paid ticket, check hours before you go.

A small rural hamlet built inside a huge cave near Trapani, at the western tip of Sicily. It was a location for "Il ladro di merendine" (The Snack Thief), one of the first episodes of the series.

Access · The cave village can be visited, and a living nativity is staged here every year. Check opening times before you go.