Cattedrale di San Giuliano ★
Caltagirone's cathedral, a minor basilica since 1948, holds an 1862 painted cycle by Giuseppe Vaccaro.
Caltagirone: 5 places to start with
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Churches Cattedrale di San Giuliano Caltagirone's cathedral, a minor basilica since 1948, holds an 1862 painted cycle by Giuseppe Vaccaro. -
Churches Chiesa del Santissimo Salvatore Luigi Sturzo was ordained a priest here in 1894; his tomb has stood in the church since 1962. -
Churches Chiesa della Circoncisione di Gesù Jesuit church in Caltagirone, dedicated to the name of Jesus in 1593, with works by Gagini and Paladini. -
Churches Chiesa di San Francesco di Paola Above the doorway, a majolica panel of the saint crossing the Strait of Messina. -
Churches Chiesa di San Giacomo The minor basilica of San Giacomo, founded in 1090, holds the silver ark of Caltagirone's patron saint.
14 places covered in Caltagirone Grouped by type, most important first.
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Churches and places of worship
9Chiesa del Santissimo Salvatore ★
Luigi Sturzo was ordained a priest here in 1894; his tomb has stood in the church since 1962.
Chiesa della Circoncisione di Gesù ★
Jesuit church in Caltagirone, dedicated to the name of Jesus in 1593, with works by Gagini and Paladini.
Chiesa di San Francesco di Paola ★
Above the doorway, a majolica panel of the saint crossing the Strait of Messina.
Chiesa di San Giacomo ★
The minor basilica of San Giacomo, founded in 1090, holds the silver ark of Caltagirone's patron saint.
Chiesa di Santa Maria del Monte
Caltagirone's old mother church, “la Matrice,” crowning the Santa Maria del Monte staircase.
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Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi
The Franciscans' Baroque church in Caltagirone, with Marian symbols on the façade and a dome left unfinished.
Chiesa di Santo Stefano
The small octagonal church of the Franciscan nuns in Caltagirone, dominated by a tower-like lantern.
Chiesa di San Maria di Gesù
The Observant Franciscans' church in Caltagirone, with a Madonna by Antonello Gagini and a majolica bell tower.
Castles, palaces and villas
2Villa Vittorio Emanuele
Caltagirone's public garden, laid out by Basile in the English manner and dotted with majolica and terracotta.
Villa Patti
The Patti family's Neo-Gothic villa in Caltagirone, with an English park and the museum of Sicily's historic villas.
Archaeology
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Monte San Mauro
Greek-Sicel site excavated by Paolo Orsi, with an anaktoron and a necropolis above the Maroglio valley
Museums, theatres and collections
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Musei civici Luigi Sturzo
The former Bourbon prison of Caltagirone holds civic museums founded by Luigi Sturzo in 1914.
Nature and viewpoints
1Riserva naturale orientata Bosco di Santo Pietro
Cork oaks, holm oaks and garrigue on a sandy plateau twenty kilometres from Caltagirone, a reserve since 1999.
Tours, tickets and experiences
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What to eat here 2
Arancino · Pasta alla Norma
Where to stay 16
16 places to stay · top rated: L'Angolo della Piazza 9.7 · I colori della Sicilia NOBLESSE 9.4
Events & festivals 1
Next up: Saint James and the lit staircase, Saturday 24 July
Getting there
Nearest airport: Catania Fontanarossa, 55 km away
Near Caltagirone
The closest destinations covered by our editors, with straight-line distance.
