The Cathedral

The Cathedral of Piazza Armerina is dedicated to Maria Santissima Delle Vittorie. The Duomo, dominated by its high dome visible from across the city, was started to build in 1604 and completed in 1719 by Orazio Torriani. The Bell Tower, 40 meters tall, late-Gothic Catalan style, dates back to the fifteenth century and that of a previous Church, in place of which the present Cathedral was built. The 18th-century portal, presents elements of Sicilian baroque style. The Interior of the Cathedral and is dominated by the central dome. It contains a cross painted on both sides, showing the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ, and a baptistery by Antonello Gagini. Real treasure of the Cathedral is the main altar, made of silver with the icon of the Madonna di Maria Santissima Delle Vittorie.

Palazzo Trigona

It belonged to the most important noble dynasty and long-lived of Piazza Armerina. their possessions were scattered throughout Sicily from 1500 until the first half of the 1800la dynasty of Trigona, in fact, has grown more and more ' conquering new lands and reaching an important role within the aristocracy of the island.The monumentality of the building is concrete evidence, it was built on the East side of the square where stands the Duomo, also wanted and financed by Trigona, at the Summit overlooking the whole town square. work began in the late 17th century. and completed in the first half of XVIII; Matteo Trigona, future Syracuse, vescovodi and his brother Octavius began to actively deal with this work around 1690, when it began purchasing operations of circostantia houses those already of their property; Although the works on the decorations continued on several occasions, according to the taste of those who lived, until about 1920.

Castello Aragonese

Rude Castle whose current building dates from the late 14th century. Since, at that time, King Martin ordered the transformation into stronghold of an ancient "cenobio" of the Franciscan convent which was given in Exchange for a pre-existing Norman castle, not deemed most suitable to the defense and which more nothing survives. Within t he walls of the new building remained in Franciscan church dei Franciscan fathers where it is still celebrated the mass for the detainees. In 1396 King ' Martin ' the castle to check Giovanni Suriano, prior of St. Andrea.In under King Alfonso, (CA. 1416), castellano was Alfonso de Cardines whose heirs because he was "invested in fief of the property of the Castle" established him with their militias and part of it to patrol the jail. On 1812 Finally, with the abolition of "chatellenies", the old manor passed to State property was completely transformed into a prison. Between the time of King Alfonso and the 1812 anything of it is handed down to us, and we must always assume ownership of Cardinespoiche ' in 1876, with the Court's judgment was granted the property to the heirs of the family.They, riavutolo in possession, the rented to the Government that he continued to start a judicial prison.Massive in its large and low, with a structure against which hugs the wall base and on all qualecorre a walkway, the Castle experienced the pomp of the Court of King ' Martin and the young Queen Mary, who dwelt at length and at that time of continuous struggles "baronial" here summoned the rebels of caltagirone augusto aiquali gave their pardon. Even then it often gave the Conference representatives of the highest Sicilian nobility.

Pinacoteca comunale

After the unification of Italy the laws of suppression of religious corporations and liquidation of the church axis (1866) pose to the square, among others, the problem of the huge artistic heritage kept in monasteries and churches confiscated and partly sold to Comune.In particular the Church of Sant'Agata annexed to the convent of the Benedictines, got in the middle of the 16th century by the transformation of certain private homes, was so rich in precious works of art that Mayor Antonio Relic Tour, on the basis of a decision of the provincial Commission of conservative artworks monumentie, in 1885 he approved by the City Council a resolution by which it was bound to the Municipal Museum and art gallery. Returned after a long litigation to bishops, most of the works of art contained in it were transferred to the Cathedral, but the Pinacoteca comunale was established.Equipment will have ' wait November 1898 'cause it has allocated premises ("two rooms on the first floor of the palazzo Fundro '"), thanks to the willingness of Mayor Francesco Camerata. In 2002, the urban redevelopment project called the places of culture and financed by the Sicilian region including the prediction of the Pinacoteca comunale in the North Wing of the former convent of the Trinity,Benedictine, too, built in the middle of the 15th century and remained active until 1880

when he moved to Town, was transformed into a male elementary school and kindergarten.Jobs, initiated in 2002 were completed in 2011. The art gallery contains works of art owned by the municipality, including some donated by benefactors on the occasion of citizens ' setting, and works by other properties offered in loan for use to the municipality to ensure their full social fruition.

Villa Romana del Casale, Morgantina,Caltagirone

The Villa Romana del Casale, residential dwelling of the late antique era, lived, since its construction, a direct and intense relationship with the landscape that surrounds it, sensitive to climatic conditions, respect, this, clearly outlined in some mosaic, iconography related to classical culture, crossing particular environments. The theme of the cyclicity of natural time, his ties to agricultural production, is dealt with through the use of mythological tales related to the theme of metamorphosis, and allegorical figures, identified in "Seasons". Both report to the regenerative power of nature and its action of birth and rebirth, so intrinsically linked to territorial identity of the Sicilian countryside, through the myth of Demeter and Kore.

Morgantina is an ancient city of Sicily and the Greek archaeological site in Aidone, Italian municipality of the province of Enna, in region of Sicilia.La city was light riportataalla in the autumn of 1955 by the archaeological mission of Princeton University (United States).The excavations carried out up to now allow you to follow the development of the settlement for a period of almost a Millennium, from prehistory to the Roman period. The most easily accessible area, fenced off from the Sovraintendenza, retains remains from the middle of the V at the end of the 1st century BC, the heyday of the city.From this site are important archaeological finds such as the Venus of Morgantina, currently houses to whom the Aidone archaeological museum where it is now the March 17, 2011 after the dispute between Italy and United States where it was exhibited at the Getty Museum in Malibu, and the Morgantina treasure, also returned.

8

Caltagirone (Cartaggiruni, Caltagiruni o Cattaggiruni in Sicilian) is a town of Italian 38,799 inhabitants in the province of Catania in Sicily. Located in Central Sicily, at the Centre of Caltagirone, territory and is famous for the production of pottery, activity developed over the centuries from the time of the ancient Greeks. After a glorious past that saw her for over two millennia Prime stronghold for Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, genovesie who controlled the two planes (that of Gela and Catania), today lives a renewed period of Caltagirone developmentthanks mainly to two great resources: the traditional ceramic production and tourism.Packed with churches, fine eighteenth-century palaces and villas, to the exceptional value of its monumental heritage, its historical centre and was awarded the title of world heritage site from the UNESCOnel 2002, along with Val di Noto.