Chiesa di Maria Santissima Assunta in Cielo ★
Neoclassical Chiesa Madre of Gela, built between 1766 and 1799 where a Greek temple once stood.
Gela: 5 places to start with
- Nature Geloi Wetland Protected wetland created in 2017 on the Gela plain, a refuge for migratory birds and storks.
- Nature Riserva naturale orientata Biviere di Gela Reserve of 1997 around Sicily's largest coastal lake, a stopover for migratory birds.
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Museums Area archeologica demaniale “Bosco Littorio” Archaeological area at the foot of the acropolis of Gela, with the remains of an archaic Greek emporium. -
Archaeology Bagni greci di Gela Greek Hellenistic baths of the fourth century BC at Caposoprano, with tubs and an ancient hypocaust. - Churches Chiesa di Maria Santissima Assunta in Cielo Neoclassical Chiesa Madre of Gela, built between 1766 and 1799 where a Greek temple once stood.
19 places covered in Gela Grouped by type, most important first.
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Churches and places of worship
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Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi
Late-Baroque church in Gela, of 1659, with eighteenth-century canvases and a plaque to Dante.
Chiesa di San Francesco di Paola
Eighteenth-century church of the Minim friars in Gela, today dedicated to the Divine Mercy.
Chiesa di San Giacomo Maggiore
Rationalist church in Gela built in the 1950s in place of a medieval church, with its Gothic portal recovered.
Chiesa di San Giovanni evangelista
Church in Gela's Macchitella district, by Ignazio Gardella, built on three interlocked circles symbolising the Trinity.
Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie
Thirteenth-century church in Gela, tied to the festival of Our Lady of Grace, with a procession on 2 July.
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Chiesa del Santissimo Salvatore e Rosario
Church in Gela with a bare stone façade, frescoes by Casabene and a bell tower clad in yellow and green majolica.
Museums, theatres and collections
4Area archeologica demaniale “Bosco Littorio” ★
Archaeological area at the foot of the acropolis of Gela, with the remains of an archaic Greek emporium.
Museo Archeologico Regionale di Gela
Gela museum with over five thousand finds from the ancient Greek colony; closed for works since 2021.
Museo dei relitti greci
Museum in Gela opened in 2026 at Bosco Littorio, with the wreck of an archaic Greek ship.
Teatro comunale Eschilo
The oldest theatre in Gela, inaugurated in 1832 and reopened on 27 February 2013.
Archaeology
3Bagni greci di Gela ★
Greek Hellenistic baths of the fourth century BC at Caposoprano, with tubs and an ancient hypocaust.
Mura Timoleontee
Fourth-century BC Hellenistic fortifications at Capo Soprano, among the best preserved in the world.
Tempio C di Gela
Doric temple of Athena of the fifth century BC on the acropolis of Gela: one column 7.75 metres high remains.
Castles, palaces and villas
3Torre di Manfria
Coastal watchtower on the hill of Manfria, planned by Camilliani, tied to the legend of the giant Manfrino.
Acropoli di Gela
Hill of Greek Gela, inhabited since the Copper Age, with the remains of temples B and C and of archaic buildings.
Mura federiciane
Remains of the 1233 walls of Frederick II at Gela: stretches, towers and castle ruins scattered through the old town.
Nature and viewpoints
2Geloi Wetland ★
Protected wetland created in 2017 on the Gela plain, a refuge for migratory birds and storks.
Riserva naturale orientata Biviere di Gela ★
Reserve of 1997 around Sicily's largest coastal lake, a stopover for migratory birds.
Tours, tickets and experiences
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