Tourist attractions Militello in Val di Catania

The southeastern part of Sicily is cut off by the Monti Iblei, which form a natural defence of the territory of Ragusa . The villages crowning the mountainsides, dotted about on the slopes and in the forests, have kept their rural appearance, and re..

This house once stood beside this artificial lake, the Biviere, which is surrounded by a garden constructed under the aegis of the Borghese princes around 1967, which contains a number of Mediterranean species including yuccas, palm trees, jacranadas..

The oratory was rebuilt in 1652 and is worth a detour to see its interior, decorated with stucco, portraying scenes from the Mysteries and Sicilian Saints surrounded by putti, festoons and abundant cornices in the lower register.

Built between 1614 and 1641, the monastery is today the town hall. It has an attractive decorated façade , and the church's façade has rustic bosswork typical of the local Baroque style. The interior has an attractive wood liturgical chancel and the..

The museum is situated in the funerary crypts of the church which was built en 1720. The pr,sentation shows off very well the rich collection of liturgical adornments from the 17C and 18C, the silver works from Santa Maria alla Catena, jewels, ex-v..

The church was built between 1722 and 1741. As well as its portal flanked by torso columns, the church is noteworthy for the magnificent altar retable in enamelled terracotta portraying the Nativity , created in 1487 by Andrea della Robbia . The..

This church was almost totally razed to the ground in the earthquake of 1693. Only the right collateral has survived. The 16C porch and the facade inset with a lunette adorned with low-reliefs form a picturesque ensemble in the splendid countryside o..

She is tenderly referred to here as "a' Santuzza", the little Saint... and her relics, preserved in Palagonia are taken to this hermitage every year in a procession. In a cave, the hermitage dates Byzantine era (7C.) and contains an attract..

The area has been inhabited since the protohistoric period. The town centre in which the philosopher Gorgias was born was established in 729 BC by the Chaldicians of Naxos. There you will see some wall ruins and pyramid-shaped monumental tombs. The S..