# The even narrower streets of Noto, Sicily

By [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com) · 2022-10-06

architecture, city-planning, laser-distance-meter, narrow-streets, noto, planning, sicily, travel, urban-design

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So it turns out that [the narrow streets in Le Panier](https://brandondonnelly.com/2022/09/29/laser-distance-metering-le-panier-in-marseille/) (in Marseille) are actually far too wide at nearly 13 feet. What were the planners even thinking back in 600? Here’s a street I found in Noto, Sicily at just over 4 feet. I’m not sure if this is considered some sort of tertiary lane or not, but it had a street sign, addresses, and businesses in a courtyard at the end of it. So I’m going to assume it’s a bona fide street. It’s hard to imagine getting much tighter than this. I wonder if Jeff Bezos delivers here.

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*Originally published on [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com/the-even-narrower-streets-of-noto,-sicily)*