Basilica Cattedrale del Santissimo Salvatore ★
Roger I's cathedral of 1072, with the Gaginis' marble Transfiguration in the presbytery.
Mazara del Vallo: 3 places to start with
- Nature Riserva naturale integrale Lago Preola e Gorghi Tondi Lakes and karst ponds near Mazara del Vallo, a Ramsar wetland with herons, coots and Sicilian pond turtles.
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Churches Basilica Cattedrale del Santissimo Salvatore Roger I's cathedral of 1072, with the Gaginis' marble Transfiguration in the presbytery. -
Churches Chiesa della Madonna delle Giummare Byzantine-Norman church founded by Roger I in 1072, with Byzantine frescoes and a 14th-century portal.
11 places covered in Mazara del Vallo Grouped by type, most important first.
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Churches and places of worship
6Chiesa della Madonna delle Giummare ★
Byzantine-Norman church founded by Roger I in 1072, with Byzantine frescoes and a 14th-century portal.
Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi
A Baroque church of 1703 over a Christian crypt from 250 AD and the Norman basilica of 1093.
Chiesa di San Michele
Baroque church in Mazara del Vallo with a 1532 ciborium by Antonello Gagini and frescoes by Sciacca.
Chiesa di San Nicolò Regale
Built in 1124, an Arab-Norman cube church on the bank of the Mazaro in Mazara del Vallo.
Chiesa monumentale del collegio ex Gesuitico
The Baroque Jesuit college of Mazara del Vallo, with a telamon portal, Doric cloister and Consagra rooms.
Museums, theatres and collections
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Museo del Satiro danzante
A bronze statue recovered from the sea, the Dancing Satyr stands in the former church of Sant'Egidio.
Mirabilia Urbis Mazara del Vallo
Mazara's municipal museum in the church of San Bartolomeo, with finds from Roccazzo and the Shaman's tomb.
Nature and viewpoints
1Riserva naturale integrale Lago Preola e Gorghi Tondi ★
Lakes and karst ponds near Mazara del Vallo, a Ramsar wetland with herons, coots and Sicilian pond turtles.
Archaeology
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Roccazzo
An Eneolithic site near Mazara del Vallo, where Upper Palaeolithic flint tools came to light.
Squares, fountains and monuments
1Piazza Mokarta
Mazara del Vallo's seafront square, with the Norman Arch and Pietro Consagra's fountain.
Tours, tickets and experiences
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