The Chocolate Museum of Modica, located along the central Corso Umberto I, is a unique homage to the city’s celebrated chocolate-making tradition, famous in Europe for its special “cold” processing, of Aztec origin, which gives Modica chocolate a grainy texture and unmistakable flavour. Opened in 2014, the museum offers visitors a fascinating journey through the history of chocolate, ancient tools and traditional production methods, illustrated through interactive exhibits, explanatory panels and educational workshops. Among the most spectacular attractions are the chocolate sculptures, including a detailed map of Italy carved entirely with great skill. The museum also holds valuable documents related to the PGI recognition of Modican chocolate. Today it represents an essential reference point for gastronomic and cultural tourism in the city, celebrating a product that is a true symbol of Modican identity.

The “Tommaso Campailla” visual-tactile museum in Modica is an innovative cultural space dedicated to the accessibility and inclusion of people with visual impairments. Thanks to a unique multisensory route, the museum offers visitors the opportunity to explore the history, art and landscape of Modica through three-dimensional relief models, detailed audioguides and interactive materials specifically designed to stimulate touch and hearing. This approach makes the historical and cultural heritage accessible to all, overcoming barriers and encouraging active and inclusive participation. The museum is today an excellence in the field of cultural education and accessibility, promoting values of solidarity and appreciation of the territory in an open and innovative dimension.

Museum of Memory – Sicilia 1943, located at Via Sorda Sampieri, 46/D in Modica, is a place that preserves and recounts the dramatic events experienced by Sicily during the Second World War. Founded in 2012 by Andrea Blefari and Antonino Montalto, the museum houses a vast collection of war relics, uniforms, helmets, military vehicles, unpublished documents and historical photographs. The exhibition traces the stages of the Anglo-American occupation in Sicily, with a focus on the Allied landings (Operation Husky) and the Italian-German resistance. The museum also offers a section dedicated to the history of the Royal Army and Nazi Germany, allowing visitors to understand the complex dynamics of the conflict in the Sicilian context. It is a place of memory and reflection, fundamental for the preservation of local history.

The Modica International Pipe Museum, located at 58 Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi, is a unique and fascinating place that celebrates the art and tradition of pipe-making, an object of refined craftsmanship. Founded by master Salvatore Amorelli, known throughout the world for his jewel pipes made with precious materials and refined techniques, the museum offers visitors a true journey through time to discover the history, culture and manufacturing techniques of this unique artefact. Inside you can admire a vast collection of pipes, historical instruments, lathes and ancient tools used by craftsmen, while educational workshops allow you to learn directly about traditions and production methods. The museum is an essential reference point for enthusiasts, scholars and the simply curious, offering a truly unique educational, cultural and artistic experience.

The Sifilicomio Campailla – Museum of Medicine, located in Piazza Matteotti in Modica, is a rare and valuable example of an 18th-century health facility dedicated to the treatment of syphilis, a widespread and feared disease at the time. The complex is famous for housing the famous mercurial stoves, stone rooms designed to subject patients to therapeutic vapours containing mercury, an innovative practice at the time. This methodology was devised by the famous Modican physician and philosopher Tommaso Campailla (1668-1740), who pioneered experimental medicine. The museum preserves original instruments, period furniture and information panels detailing the medical practices and scientific theories of the time. Carefully and rigorously restored, the site offers visitors a unique and fascinating testimony to a significant page in the history of medicine and science in Sicily, paying tribute to Modica’s contribution to medical progress.

The birthplace of Salvatore Quasimodo, located in Via Posterla in Modica, is the place where one of the greatest Italian poets of the 20th century, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, was born in 1901. Transformed today into a museum house, it jealously preserves the original furnishings, personal objects and the famous Olivetti typewriter with which Quasimodo composed his works, offering an authentic and intimate atmosphere. The simple, intimate environment recounts the poet’s humble origins and life through photographs, documents, manuscripts and texts on display, allowing visitors to come into contact with his human and artistic experience. The house represents a fundamental reference point for lovers of literature and culture, becoming a space of living memory and a profound symbol of the cultural identity of the city of Modica.