lˈaɪk mˈʌtʃ ʌv sˈaʊθˈiːstɚn sˈɪsᵻli, ævˈoʊlə wʌz dᵻstɹˈɔɪd baɪ ɐn ˈɜːθkweɪk ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː, ænd wʌz ɹᵻfˈaʊndᵻd ɪn ɐ nˈuː loʊkˈeɪʃən ʌvðə kˈoʊst, ˌʌndɚ ðə dɪzˈaɪn ʌv fɹˈaɪɚɹ ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛkt ændʒˈiːloʊ ɪtˈæliə, hˌævɪŋ ɐ dʒˌiːoʊmˈɛtɹɪk ænd ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚ plˈæn.
Like much of south-eastern Sicily, Avola was destroyed by an earthquake in 1693, and was refounded in a new location of the coast, under the design of friar architect Angelo Italia, having a geometric and regular plan.