Religious Places

The Cathedral, erected on the site of the ancient parish church of Santa Maria, was built between 1592 and 1630 to a design by Ippolito Scalza and res… Read the rest

The project of the church, built in 1653, is attributed to Flaminio del Turco. The whimsical travertine facade, divided into two tripartite registers,… Read the rest

The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Rifesi was built in 1170 by the Norman Ansaldo, castellan of the Royal Palace of Palermo during the bishopric of Agrigent… Read the rest

The Basilica of S. Eufemia rises inside the Archiepiscopal Palace, whose area was occupied by the residence of the Lombard Dukes, as documents of the… Read the rest

Entering the city through the gate, go up along Via Monterone (ancient Via Flamina). Immediately on the left, there is the small chapel of the Madonna… Read the rest

Almost hidden is instead the church of Saints John and Paul, so that we do not recognize it until we are just in front of the old entrance. The church… Read the rest

The church of Sant’Ansano was entirely rebuilt at the end of the 18th century by the Milanese architect Antonio Dotti. The interior has a single… Read the rest

The church rises at the top of the hill in an enchanting position. On the site of the present church there was a small church built by the Camaldolese… Read the rest

About two kilometres from Loro Ciuffenna (Ar), after a detour on the Setteponti road, is the tiny village of Gropina. with the oldest Romanesque paris… Read the rest

Saint Antonino Abbot is the patron saint of Campagna as well as of Sorrento. The cult of this saint is so strong in the families of every social class… Read the rest