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1 Main Church (Chiesa Madre)
Religious buildings
Corso Umberto-I I - 98053 Castroreale
The church has an elegant Baroque portal which contrasts curiously with the 16C campanile which had for a long time been used as a watchtower. The interior boasts a pretty Saint Catherine of Alexandria dated 1534 and a Saint Mary of Jesus painted b..
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2 Chiesa della Candelora
Religious buildings
Corso Umberto-I I - 98053 Castroreale
Built in the 15C, this church has a plain façade with brick ornamentation and a Catalan Gothic-style portal.
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3 Piazza Peculio
Architecture, castles and historic districts
P.za Peculio I - 98053 Castroreale
This square is named after a wheat reserve ( peculio frumentario ) where local inhabitants could buy wheat for a modest sum. The arch on the viewing terrace behind the Monte di Pietà is believed to have come from a synagogue in what was probably the ..
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4 Pinacoteca di Santa Maris degli Angeli
Museums and art
V. Gugliemo-Siracusa I - 98053 Castroreale
This museum exhibits a wonderful collection of paintings and sculptures. Particularly eye-catching are a Byzantine-influenced painting on wood dating from 1420 depicting St Agatha, a beautiful 16C Flemish triptych of the The Nativity from Criscuolo..
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5 Museo Civico
Museums and art
V. Guglielmo-Siracusa I - 98053 Castroreale
Housed in a former oratory dedicated to St Philip Neri, this museum contains paintings as well as wood and marble sculptures, such as the marvellous funeral monument of Geronimo Rosso by Antonello Gagini . Paintings worthy of note include a Savio..
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6 Saint Agatha's church (Santa Agata)
Religious buildings
V. Guglielmo-Siracusa I - 98053 Castroreale
It is in this church, modified in the 19C, that you can see the Tall Christ , a statue in stucco and card-board which is held aloft on a pole during processions and which can be seen from anywhere in the town.

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