Sicily tours: where to stay in Sicily? Palermo is one of the best places to visit in Sicily!
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Places to see in ( Palermo - Italy ) Porta Nuova
Places to see in ( Palermo - Italy ) Porta Nuova
Porta Nuova is a monumental city gate of Palermo. It represents the entrance of the Cassaro from Corso Calatafimi and is located beside Palazzo dei Normanni, royal palace of Palermo. The gate was built to celebrate the Charles V's conquest of Tunis (1535) and his visit to the capital of the Kingdom of Sicily.
According to the historian Tommaso Fazello the original gate was built in the 15th century. The building was initially called Porta dell'Aquila (Gate of the Eagle), but the people of Palermo got used to call it Porta Nuova (New Gate).
After the Charles V's conquest of Tunis, the Emperor came to Sicily. He entered in Palermo through this gate on 5 September 1535. In order to commemorate this event, the Senate of Palermo decreed to rebuild the gate in a more sumptuous style. The Viceroy of Sicily Marcantonio Colonna set off the construction in 1583. The gate was completed in 1584. The Viceroy renamed it Porta Austriaca (Austrian Gate). For this reason the building was also called Porta Imperiale (Imperial Gate). But nevertheless, the name Porta Nuova continues to be used.
The gate was destroyed in 1667 because of a fire erupted inside the warehouse of the building. The Senate of Palermo commissioned the architect Gaspare Guercio to rebuild the gate. The work was completed in 1669.
The facade leading to the Cassaro has the typical style of the triumphal arches. The facade leading to the Corso Calatifimi and Piazza Indipendenza presents four big telamones depicting the Moors defeated by Charles V.
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Marsala Tourist Attractions: 10 Top Places to Visit
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Top Places to visit in Marsala:
Saline Della Laguna, Porta Garibaldi, Chiesa Madre di Marsala, Chiesa dell'Addolorata, Chiesa del Purgatorio, Porta Nuova, Via XI Maggio o il Cassaro, Complesso Monumentale di San Pietro, Monumento ai Mille, Palazzo VII Aprile
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Palermo, Sicily, Italy. A Walk in the Baroque Church of St. Giuseppe dei Teatini
San Giuseppe dei Teatini is a church in the Sicilian city of Palermo. Located near the Quattro Canti, is considered one of the most outstanding examples of the Sicilian Baroque in Palermo.
The church was built at the beginning of the 17th century by Giacomo Besio. It has a majestic though simple façade. In the centre niche is housed a state of San Gaetano, founder of the Theatines order. Another striking feature is the large dome with a blue and yellow majolica covering. The tambour decorated with double columns was designed by Giuseppe Mariani.
The interior has a Latin cross plan with a nave and two aisles, divided by marble columns of variable height. The inner decoration is an overwhelming parade of Baroque art, with stuccoes by Paolo Corso and Giuseppe Serpotta. Great frescoes can be seen in the nave, in the vault of the transept: these were painted by Filippo Tancredi, Guglielmo Borremans and Giuseppe Velasquez. The frescoes were severely damaged during World War II, but have been accurately restored.
La chiesa di San Giuseppe dei Teatini è un edificio di culto situato nel centro storico di Palermo. Occupa l'area delimitata a nord dalla strada del Cassaro (odierno Corso Vittorio Emanuele), a oriente da Via Maqueda e si affaccia su piazza Pretoria. Costituisce il vertice del mandamento Palazzo Reale o Albergaria e ingloba la facciata sud di Piazza Vigliena o dei Quattro Canti.
Il prospetto su Corso Vittorio Emanuele è costituito dall'ingresso principale e da due raccordi arcuati laterali: sulla sinistra è la facciata del cantone sud di Piazza Vigliena, per simmetria sulla piazzetta San Giuseppe è realizzato il «quinto canto»,decorato nel 1844.
L'impianto dell'edificio è a croce latina alata, cupola con lanterna e cappelle nelle navate laterali. L'aula è suddivisa da colonne con capitelli corinzi sostenenti 12 archi, nei pennacchi sono presenti affreschi raffiguranti i 12 apostoli opere del palermitano Antonio Manno del 1799.
Sulla cornice della navata centrale poggia la volta a botte tutta ornata di grandi stucchi dorati di Paolo Corso su disegni di Giacomo Amato e di affreschi del messinese Filippo Tancredi del 1693 raffiguranti L'Apoteosi di San Gaetano e il Ciclo di episodi della vita del santo. Il tetto, la volta centrale, gli affreschi sono totalmente ricostruiti, su scorta di fotografie, dopo gli ultimi eventi bellici.
La cupola è opera di Giuseppe Mariani da Pistoia. L'esterno è interamente maiolicato. L'affresco interno della cupola opera di Guglielmo Borremans raffigura La caduta degli angeli ribelli del 1724.
Places to see in ( Palermo - Italy ) Piazza Pretoria
Places to see in ( Palermo - Italy ) Piazza Pretoria
Piazza Pretoria, also known as square of Shame, is at the limits of the district of Kalsa, near the corner of Cassaro with Via Maqueda, just a few meters from the Quattro Canti, the exact center of the historic city of Palermo.
In 1573 the Senate of Palermo bought a fountain initially intended for the Palace of San Clemente in Florence, with the intention of placing it in the square. To make way for the monumental achievement, designed for an open place, several homes were demolished and the fountain was re-adapted to the site with the addition of new parts. In 1581 the works of accommodation of the fountain on the square.
The large central fountain is the focal point for sixteen nude statues of nymphs, humans, mermaids and satyrs. Since eighteenth century in 1860, the fountain was considered the representation of corrupt municipalities, and Palermo nicknamed the square with the nudity of the statues, the Square of Shame (Piazza della vergogna.) This may have also been reflecting the prevailing influence of the Spanish Inquisition during that time.
At the center of the square is the Fontana Pretoria (1554), by Francesco Camilliani, occupying a large part of the extension that strongly characterizes the Plan Praetorian. Three of the four sides are enclosed by buildings: the Praetorian Palace (the town hall) built in fourteenth century and renovated in nineteenth century, the Church of St. Catherine (end of sixteenth century), and two baronial palaces: Palazzo Bonocore and Palazzo Bordonaro. The fourth side of the square with a staircase descends to Via Maqueda.
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Monti Climiti Scala Primosole Priolo Gargallo Sicilia
vedete di tutto: il golfo di Augusta, le saline di Priolo, la penisola di Thapsos, il mostruoso inquinamento chimico ed elettrico. Se questo è progresso meglio regredire al Neolitico. Vedo solo Morte non posti di lavoro. Godetevi, per quel poco che vi posso offrire la scala primosole per cui si accede agli imponenti monti Climiti. Sono certo che verranno trasformati in un'enorme discarica. Non è vivere questo! Accesso N37 06 53.1 E15 10 45.9