Modica, like the other towns in the Val di Noto, was badly damaged in the 1693 earthquake and largely rebuilt in Sicilian Baroque style. It is divided into two parts which are connected by numerous flights of steps. The city possesses a large Baroque Cathedral dedicated to San Giorgio. While the cathedral was rebuilt following the earthquake of 1693, like many other parts of the city its roots are in the Middle Ages. Modica is also custodian of a 400 year tradition of Sicilian chocolate-making. Chocolate shops abound and, for the real chocoholic, it is sometimes possible to watch the “chocolatiers” at work.