Second day: Tourist visit and trekking at the Reserve

Good morning friends, today I will show you the Mother Church, which represents the first sacred space of the new city of Avola. As I told you, the new town has been designed and rebuilt after the violent earthquake of 1693. Beyond the elegant portal, surmounted by the coat of arms of the Pignatelli, Marquesses of Avola, inside the three large naves are valuable paintings from the 18th century. Interesting are the baroque chapels with the statues of the Madonna del Lume, from Malta, and of the Immaculate Conception. Remarkable is the chapel of the SS. Sacramento defined in 1781 and bordered by a finely decorated wrought iron gate. Inside, noteworthy are the Rococo stuccoes and, on the vault, the painting with the Sacrifice of Noé attributed to Vincenzo Provenzani; on the sides are the Deposition of 1778 and the Crucifix used in the Good Friday procession; from 1769 is the crypt designed by the architect and priest from Avola Giuseppe Alessi.

Dear friends, here is the belvedere .. what to say .. it's so gorgeous. The city, the sea, the atmosphere .. All fantastic.