The Church of the Gesù (Chiesa del Gesù in Italian), also called Casa Professa, is the most important Baroque building in Palermo. Built by the Jesuits, it was consecrated in 1564.Its interior decoration, a profusion of Baroque elements, was begun in 1658 and completed at the end of the 18th century. The dome was completed […]
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Articles on the theme of “baroque“, with the cities and places most strongly marked by this architectural style, found throughout the island, but particularly in the south-east with a genre called “late baroque”. It was indeed in this part of the island that a terrible earthquake struck in 1693, which was followed by a substantial period of reconstruction from the end of the 17th century. This heritage earned several towns inscription as a Unesco heritage site under the title of “late baroque towns of the Val di Noto“.
An original destination, off the beaten track for international tourists, Bagheria is full of treasures with its many Baroque villas built between the 16th and 19th centuries.It is located about fifteen kilometres east of Palermo, close to the coastline from which it is separated by Mount Catalfano and Cape Zafferano, and neighbouring the remains of […]