Scenes from 'Inspector Montalbano' shot in Ragusa

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'Inspector Montalbano' is my favourite Italian TV series and was based on novels written by Andrea Camilleri. Many of the scenes were filmed in Ragusa. Vigata was the fictional Italian town where the TV series was based.

The novels were translated into more than thirty languages and the TV fiction was followed in 65 countries all over the world.

From 1999, the Montalbano series were filmed in the alleys of Ragusa, the squares of Ibla, the Hyblean Gardens, the Trabacche Cave and the Castle of Donnafugata

My mum and I used to watch the programme together on BBC 4, a British channel. It would start at 9pm on Saturday nights. The film provoked us into talking about aspects of both 'Sicilian' and 'Italian' society. The one we talked most profoundly about was the portrayal of women in the series which we believed reflected Italian society well. After visiting Sicily I feel it's portrayal of Italian women has a strong ring of truth to it.

I like to start a 6am walk down the stairs to Iblea, Ragusa, searching for where the scenes from this film were shot.

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Photos

La Gita A Tindari (2001)
Shot in 'The excursion to Tindari (2001)'

L'Odore Della Notte (2002)
Setting of 'The Scent of the Night'

Piazza e Catedrale di San Giovanni featured in Il Campo del Vasaio (2011)
The Potter's Field

Il Cane di Terracotta (2000)
The Mystery of the Terracotta Dog