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Caltagirone (Caltagiruni in Sicilian dialect) is nicknamed the Queen of Mount Erei. Located in the centre of the eastern part of the Province of Catania, its fame derives from the production, both ancient and modern, of the most refined, hand-painted Sicilian ceramics.

Caltagirone (Caltagiruni îndialect Sicilian) este supranumitã Regina Mun ilor Erei. Situatã în ţprovincia Catania faima sa se datoreazã celei mai rafinate produc ii de ceramicã smãl uitã ţ ţi pictatã din Sicilia, tradi ie ş ţ

milenarã.

The majolica bridge, San Francesco bridge ,decorated with ceramic tiles, which carries the road into the very heart of the town.Podul San Francesco, decorat cu ceramicã smãl uitã i pictatãţ ş

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The city was almost completely destroyed by the severe earthquake of 1693. Many public and private buildings have then been reconstructed in earthquake Baroque style. Primarily for this reason, the city has been inserted, together with the surrounding territory in an area protected by the UNESCO World Heritage program.

Ora ul a fost distrus aproape total şde cutremurul catastrofal din 1693. Multe clãdiri publice sau private au fost apoi reconstruite în stil barocsicilian, motiv pentru care ora ul a şfost inclus în patrimoniul mondial UNESCO.

Villa Comunale – modeled on the English gardens

Chutch of San Francesco d'Assisi, edified in 1236 and rebuilt in Baroque style after 1693. The façade has two orders with marine symbols and a statue of the Immaculate. The dome is unfinished.

Ponte San Francesco

Ponte San Francesco

Palazzo Sant'Elia e Ponte San Francesco

CaltagironeCaltagironeMany houses have installed ceramic pinecones outside of the doors or on the balconies for luck. The edge of Villa Comunale (a beautiful garden designed by the architect Basile at the half of the 19th century modelled on the English gardens) with via Roma is marked by an ornamented balustrade topped with vases with disturbingly devilish faces alternated with bright green pine-cones and majolica light stands.

Pe col ul multor balcoane sunt ţinstalate conuri de pin din ceramicã, purtãtoare de noroc. Conurile se aflã de asemenea pe balustrada ornamentalã ce mãrgine te Parcul şora ului spre Via Roma. Ele nu sunt şdoar decorative ci au un simbolism spiritual: reprezintã via a i ţ şrena terea, protec ia i unitatea ş ţ şfamiliei, dar i ospitalitatea. ş

Chiesa di Sant Agatha e Carcere burbonico

The Bourbon Prison is an imposing square sandstone building recently restored. It was built at the end of the 1700’s by Sicilian architect Natale Bonajuto and used as a prison for about a century. It now houses a small city museum

The Bourbon Prison is an imposing square sandstone building recently restored. It was built at the end of the 1700’s by Sicilian architect Natale Bonajuto and used as a prison for about a century. It now houses a small city museum

Chiesa di Sant Agatha e Carcere burbonico

Carcere burbonico

Piazza Umberto

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The most prominent building facing onto the square Umbertois the Duomo di San Giuliano, a great Baroque edifice that has been extensively refurbished over the years, notably the replacement of its whole front in the early 1900’s.

Cea mai impozantã construc ie ţdin Pia a Umberto este ţCatedrala San Giuliano, un imens edificiu baroc modificat de-a lungul anilor si a cãrui fa adã a fost înlocuitã total la ţînceputul secolului XX

Duomo di San Giuliano

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Piazza Umberto

Piazza Municipio La Corte Capitanale

Piazza Municipio Palazzo dell'Aquila, (Palazzo Comunale)

Villa Comunale – It is a beautiful garden designed by the architect Basile at the half of the 19th century modelled on the English gardensParcul Ora ului, proiectat de arhitectul Basile la şsfâr itul secolului XIX dup modelul unui parc ş ăenglezesc

Sound: Musica siciliana

Text: Internet

Pictures: Internet: slides 1,2,4

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