Sicilian Baroque

Travel

by Luciana.Squadrilli | Wed, 08/25/2021 - 09:01

The grandiose staircase of the cathedral dedicated to Saint Nicholas of Myra—the most dazzling example of the 18th-century architecture that has earned the…

Culture

Scicli – Chiesa Madre di Sant’Ignazio di Loyola

Baroque Beauties: Eight Cathedrals of Sicily’s Val di Noto

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 10/01/2019 - 05:52

Sicilian Baroque is a distinctive form of Baroque architecture in Sicily, which flourished after a massive earthquake in 1693 destroyed at least 45 towns in…

Travel

Sicily Travel Guide: What to Know Before You Go

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 07/18/2017 - 11:38

“We’re neither Ionians nor Dorians, we are Sicilians,” said the Syracusan Hermocrates as early as 424 BC. Nowadays, many will say, “We’re not Italians, we’re…

Travel

Beyond Sicily’s Val di Noto: Baroque Splendor in Four Villages near Catania

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 07/18/2017 - 10:21

The 1693 Sicily earthquake razed to the ground most of the island’s south-eastern portion. Many towns were rebuilt according to the urban and stylistic traits…