Churches and Monuments - West of Sicily

Churches and Monuments

An open-air gallery of works of art.

EXPLORE
Various kinds of monuments enrich the villages and towns of western Sicily.

Sacred art masterpieces of various historical ages hide inside religious and ecclesiastical monuments of high historical value. Monumental churches, convents, churches and votive shrines, are places where the religious sentiment blends with typical architectural styles.

Church of Santa Caterina

Mazara del Vallo
The church dates back to 1318 and was restored in '600. The adjoining monastery was built on the ruins of the former church of Santa Chiara and expanded in 1710. The church has an entrance with a monu...

Church of San Nicolò Regale

Mazara del Vallo
The Norman church dates from the twelfth century: it is a building of great importance for the record of the city's history and has been well preserved until today. The plant is square with three apse...

Church of San Francesco D'Assisi

Mazara del Vallo
The church was built in the eleventh century and remodelled in '600. It is decorated with rich stucco and it is now one of the most beautiful baroque churches in Mazara.

Cathedral of SS Salvatore

Mazara del Vallo
The cathedral reveals the importance and history of a city that was once a diocese and is now still a bishopric. The oldest plant dates back to the eleventh century. The rich facade has a portal surmo...

Jesuit College

Mazara del Vallo
It is a monumental complex of rare beauty in the heart of the historic city centre, next to the Museum of the Satyr and the Church of S. Ignazio. It is a prestigious exhibition centre of ancient and c...

Museum of the Sanctuary

San Vito Lo Capo
The Museum preserves part of the treasures of the sanctuary, belonging to different historical periods and expression of different classes of crafts.   The museum spaces are located in the rooms su...

Sanctuary of San Vito Martire

San Vito Lo Capo
It is the most representative and identity monument of this small sea village, born for aggregation just around this sacred place.   The sanctuary rises in the place where the first chapel dedicate...

Chapel of Santa Crescenzia

San Vito Lo Capo
Located almost at the entrance of the country, this small chapel that has a postcard background is a very suggestive element of the "monumental landscape" of San Vito, which announces the arrival in t...

Regional Museum "Agostino Pepoli"

Trapani
The museum is an unavoidable stop in Trapani, a building of great value that houses precious works of art. The Regional Museum "Agostino Pepoli" is an essential stop during the visit of this city b...
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