Staircase of Santa Maria del Monte, Caltagirone

Name: Staircase of Santa Maria del Monte
Address: Caltagirone, Italy

#1 among attractions in Caltagirone

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Staircase of Santa Maria del Monte, Caltagirone

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Scalinata di Santa Maria del Monte is a set of world-famous steps in Caltagirone, Sicily, Italy. It was built in 1606 in order to connect the ancient part of Caltagirone to the new city built in the upper part. The staircase, over 130 meters long, is flanked by balcony buildings and is today one of the identifying monuments of the city. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 37°14'18"N, 14°30'45"E

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Staircase of Santa Maria del Monte – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Museo Regionale della Ceramica di Caltagirone, Cattedrale San Giuliano, Church of the Capuchins, San Giorgio.

0.4 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum, Art museum
Museo Regionale della Ceramica di Caltagirone, Caltagirone
12 min walk • The Caltagirone Museum of Ceramics is a regional museum in Sicily, which specializes in displaying artifacts of ceramics made in Sicily since prehistoric times. Together with the Faenza Museum, it is the most important in Italy for the...
~460 ftS
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Cattedrale San Giuliano, Caltagirone
3 min walk • The cathedral basilica of San Giuliano is the main place of Catholic worship in Caltagirone and mother church of the diocese of the same name. In 1948 Pope Pius XII elevated it to the rank of minor basilica.
~1680 ftE
37°14'24"N • 14°31'4"E
Church of the Capuchins, Caltagirone
9 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum, Church
~1450 ftNE
37°14'29"N • 14°30'56"E
San Giorgio, Caltagirone
7 min walk • Church

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Nearby attractions include Cattedrale San Giuliano, Caltagirone (3 min walk), San Giorgio, Caltagirone (7 min walk), Church of the Capuchins, Caltagirone (9 min walk), Museo Regionale della Ceramica di Caltagirone, Caltagirone (12 min walk).