About halfway along Corso Vittorio Emanuele is the graceful Piazza Municipio, flanked by Noto's most dramatic buildings. To the north, sitting in stately pomp at the head of Paolo Labisi's monumental staircase is the Cattedrale di San Nicolò, surrounded by a series of elegant palaces. To the left (west) is Palazzo Landolina , once home to the powerful Sant'Alfano family.
Over the road Palazzo Ducezio has a lovely columned facade interspersed with round arches. Designed in 1746 by Vincenzo Sinatra, it now houses Noto's town hall.
