Ispica

Ispica is a small city (15'000 inhabitants) in the south of Sicily, Italy. It is 30 km from Ragusa, 50 km from Syracuse, and 90 km from La Valletta, Malta. The first time that a document quote it was in 1093, in a list of churches and ecclesiastic departments for admninistartive purposes, but the territory is colonized since the bronze age.

The city is on a hill (170 meters on the sea level) and its territory (100 km²) is essentially exploited by intensive agriculture (tomatoes, olives, wineyards, etc.) which is the main economical activity. There are 10 km of coasts, most of which of sand and dunes, and an island (Porri island) at 2 km from coast.