Baroque expanse of citrus built on a terrace in a plateau of lava, called the eardrum, which puts it almost overlooking the Ionian Sea, Acireale (Jaciriali in Sicilian) is the largest of the nine Aci, resurrected after the destruction of the ancient "Akis" (in the earthquake of 1169), perhaps originally Phoenician emporium, located a little further south. It is called "real" from 1642 by decree of Philip IV of Spain.
The town center is the Piazza del Duomo, elegant living room centered on the cathedral built in 1597-1618 and renovated in the early eighteenth century.
The facade framed by two towers with cusps in bright ceramics, has Gothic style which betrays modernity, the portal, surmounted by two statues, is baroque. The interior frescoes and paintings (XVIII century) by Pietro Paolo Vasta, a local painter whose works adorn many churches in the city. In the transept
debris indicates the late eighteenth century chapel of St. Venera, the patron saint of the city. On the right is the Cathedral Church of SS Peter and Paul (1642), from lively eighteenth-century facade and bell tower with spire and pinnacles. Next is the Town Hall in 1659, a beautiful example of baroque Catania flower, with balconies held up by carved brackets, elaborate windows and wrought iron railings. Overlooking the nearby square Vigo is the seventeenth-century church S. Sebastian, with splendid baroque front is crowned by a balustrade with statues. Via Cavour from Piazza Duomo eventually leads to the Library and Gallery Zelantea, one of the richest island (150.00 volumes), dating back to 1671. In three
salt is placed the material of the Pinacoteca, the Archeological Museum and the Museum of the Risorgimento.
not miss, besides collecting paintings of the XVII-XIX, the bust of Julius Caesar, better known as a bust of Acireale. South entrance of the city, the center du a big park, are the Terme di S. Venera (sulphurous water at 22 ° C of a volcanic source), the great nineteenth-century classical-style spa in the prospectus.
La Timpa
E' un promontorio di circa 80 m di altezza a ridosso della costa di Acireale . Dal 1999 è diventata riserva naturale orientata. È caratterizzata da rocce di origine vulcanica a gradinate e da diverse faglie nelle quali cresce una fitta vegetazione; il territorio della riserva si presenta conservato ed in larga parte incontaminato, pur se inserito in un contesto particolarmente antropizzato, come la costa orientale a nord di Catania.
The town center is the Piazza del Duomo, elegant living room centered on the cathedral built in 1597-1618 and renovated in the early eighteenth century.
The facade framed by two towers with cusps in bright ceramics, has Gothic style which betrays modernity, the portal, surmounted by two statues, is baroque. The interior frescoes and paintings (XVIII century) by Pietro Paolo Vasta, a local painter whose works adorn many churches in the city. In the transept
debris indicates the late eighteenth century chapel of St. Venera, the patron saint of the city. On the right is the Cathedral Church of SS Peter and Paul (1642), from lively eighteenth-century facade and bell tower with spire and pinnacles. Next is the Town Hall in 1659, a beautiful example of baroque Catania flower, with balconies held up by carved brackets, elaborate windows and wrought iron railings. Overlooking the nearby square Vigo is the seventeenth-century church S. Sebastian, with splendid baroque front is crowned by a balustrade with statues. Via Cavour from Piazza Duomo eventually leads to the Library and Gallery Zelantea, one of the richest island (150.00 volumes), dating back to 1671. In three
salt is placed the material of the Pinacoteca, the Archeological Museum and the Museum of the Risorgimento.
not miss, besides collecting paintings of the XVII-XIX, the bust of Julius Caesar, better known as a bust of Acireale. South entrance of the city, the center du a big park, are the Terme di S. Venera (sulphurous water at 22 ° C of a volcanic source), the great nineteenth-century classical-style spa in the prospectus.
La Timpa
E' un promontorio di circa 80 m di altezza a ridosso della costa di Acireale . Dal 1999 è diventata riserva naturale orientata. È caratterizzata da rocce di origine vulcanica a gradinate e da diverse faglie nelle quali cresce una fitta vegetazione; il territorio della riserva si presenta conservato ed in larga parte incontaminato, pur se inserito in un contesto particolarmente antropizzato, come la costa orientale a nord di Catania.
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