
For true enthusiasts or curious, it is possible to have a tour following the guide book "The Places of Montalbano. A guide" by M. Clausi, D. Leo, G. Mouth, A. Amaru Panels, D. Ragusa, Sellerio (2007), an atlas of the Inspector Montalbano's geographical universe between fiction and reality, to discover the routes, routes of the expeditions, the villages and districts visited, the houses of the crimes and the places hang out by him and the other characters, the beaches where he swims, the landscapes.
Montalbano's house by the sea

The Police Station of Vigata (Scicli)

The municipality of Scicli is the setting of Vigata. The office of the mayor of Vigata has been set up in the Spadaro Palace. The former Chamber of Labor was chosen to set up the offices of the Inspector Montalbano and his deputy Mimì Augello. The outsides of the Montelusa Police are actually the outskirts of the Iacone Palace in Scicli. Since 2002, its historic center has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site, together with the Val di Noto.
Ragusa and others settings

One of the most Montalbano beloved places is the Calogero restaurant, where he often eats excellent fish-based meals; it actually exists and is located in Ragusa Ibla, but it has a different name. Another important place for Inspector Montalbano's tv series is the Donnafugata Castle ( is almost 15 km from Ragusa): over there he has conversations with Balduccio Sinagra, a member of the Mafia.
About the author
Written on 02/11/2020
Eleonora Monaco
Eleonora Monaco, web editor. I come from Sicily, I love art, culture and walk around cities like a tourist. One of the most beautiful things in life is to be always curious. I speak English, French and Spanish ( and of course Sicilian)