Magna Via Francigena: Points of interest

Cultural and natural places linked to this walk in the Appy catalogue. Check each location and description to plan your visit.

• Santa Maria Addolorata

  Seventeenth-century church built over an older one, perched on a limestone cliff with its apse partly cut into the rock.

• Monastero di Sant’Angelo di Prizzi

  Monastery of Sant’Angelo di Prizzi. 12th-century monastery, in Prizzi, Italy.

• Corleone Castle

  Ruined castle on a rocky spur above the town: the walls have collapsed, but a round tower topped by a dry-stone dome still stands.

• Ponte dell'Ammiraglio

  The entire structure is made of cut stone, blocks of calcarenite, supporting two opposing ramps, with a donkey-back shape.

• S. Caterina d'Alessandria

  The structure consists of a continuous load-bearing wall of homogeneous type, made with squared blocks of calcarenite.

• Padiglione Villa Garibaldi

  building in continuous masonry with a simple roof covering

• Chiesa di Santa Maria di Portosalvo

  Building in continuous masonry with vaults on the ground floor, floors on the first floor, roof covering and flat roof

• Southeast Building

  rectangular building in load-bearing masonry with traces of cross vaults and flat roof except for the diaconal dome and the short barrel section near the diaconal

• Archaeological Area Villa Bonanno

  Museum, in Palermo, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage, covering 2500.0 km².

• Porta Nuova

  17th-century baroque architecture historic gate. Designed by Gaspare Guercio.

• San Giovanni dell'Origlione

  16th-century church, dedicated to John the Baptist, in Palermo, Italy.

• San Martino Church

  Church, in Corleone, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Castello

  Castle. Castle, in Prizzi, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Castello Soprano

  Castle, in Corleone, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Cascata delle Due Rocche

  The Torrente Corleone drops in a small waterfall at the foot of Castello Soprano, beside the church of the Madonna delle Due Rocche.

• Castello di Castronovo

  11th-century castle, in Castronovo di Sicilia, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• San Francesco

  Church, in Prizzi, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Castello

  Castle, in Cammarata, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Castello

  Castle, in Santo Stefano Quisquina, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Chiesa di San Vito martire

  Church in Renaissance style, dedicated to Vitus, in Cammarata, Italy.

• Mount Cammarata

  Mount Cammarata is the second highest peak of the Sicani Mountains, located in the province of Agrigento in Sicily.

• Castello Chiaramontano

  Castle, in Racalmuto, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Castello di Calatasudemi

  Castle, in Agrigento, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• San Calogero

  Sanctuary in Gothic style, dedicated to Calogerus, in Agrigento, Italy.

• Monastery of Santo Spirito (Agrigento)

  13th-century monastery in Chiaramonte style, dedicated to Holy Spirit, in Agrigento, Italy.

• Santissimo Salvatore, Palermo

  Church in baroque style, designed by Angelo Italia, in Palermo, Italy.

• Teatro Nuovo Montevergini

  Santa Maria delle Grazie di Montevergine (Holy Mary of the Graces) is a Baroque deconsecrated church in Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy.

• Santa Chiara

  14th-century church in baroque style, dedicated to Clare of Assisi, in Palermo, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• Santa Maria di Gesù al Capo

  17th-century baroque architecture church. Santa Maria di Gesù al Capo (Italian) is a Baroque Catholic parish church in the Palermo region of Sicily, Italy.

• Oratorio di San Giuseppe dei Falegnami

  Church, dedicated to Joseph, in Palermo, Italy.

• Church of the Gesù

  17th-century church in baroque style, dedicated to Jesus Christ, in Palermo, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• San Giuseppe dei Teatini

  17th-century church in baroque style, dedicated to Joseph, in Palermo, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• San Giovanni degli Eremiti

  12th-century norman architecture church. Founded by Roger II of Sicily.

• Santa Ninfa dei Crociferi

  17th-century church in baroque style, in Palermo, Italy.

• Oratorio di San Mercurio

  Church in Baroque style, in Palermo, Italy.

• Oratorio della Carità di San Pietro

  17th-century church, in Palermo, Italy.

• Sant'Agostino, Palermo

  13th-century gothic architecture church. Designated as Italian national heritage.

• Santa Maria di Monte Oliveto

  17th-century church in baroque style, dedicated to Mary, in Palermo, Italy.

• San Demetrio

  15th-century church, dedicated to Demetrius of Thessaloniki, in Palermo, Italy.

• Santa Maria l'Incoronata

  Church in Byzantine style, in Palermo, Italy.

• Santi Pietro e Paolo

  17th-century church in baroque style, dedicated to Saint Peter, in Palermo, Italy.

• Santa Cristina la Vetere

  12th-century church in Norman-Arab-Byzantine culture style, dedicated to Christina of Bolsena, in Palermo, Italy.

• Sant'Agata alla Guilla

  Church in Gothic style, dedicated to Agatha of Sicily, in Palermo, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• San Giovanni alla Guilla

  17th-century church in Romanesque style, dedicated to John the Baptist, in Palermo, Italy, designated as Italian national heritage.

• San Ranieri

  17th-century church in baroque style, in Palermo, Italy.

• Angelo Custode

  17th-century church in baroque style, in Palermo, Italy.

• Santa Maria Maddalena

  12th-century church in Norman style, dedicated to Mary Magdalene, in Palermo, Italy.

• Oratorio di Santo Stefano Protomartire

  16th-century church in baroque style, dedicated to Saint Stephen, in Palermo, Italy.

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