PALERMO:
the baroque experience begins with the deep renewal of the urbanistic
asset of the city, that gives life to:churches, monuments, palaces,
squares and streets.The visit starts with Vigliana aquare, better known as
"Quattro Canti": is a scenografic square, in which tha faces of
palaces are adorned with balcons, frames and niches. The
Baroque aspect is more clear in P.za S. Domenico with the homonomous
church; "S. Giuseppe" church holds magnificent decorations,
carvings and gildings. "St. Teresa" and "St.Matteo"
churches are rich in decoration and masterpieces.The "S. Gesł"
church has a superb inside rich of splendid holy and masterpiece of XVII
century. In "St. Caterina" church the dom appear to the
caracteristic square Pretoria, it is adorned, inside, covered of
polychrome marbles whwreare kept frescos, sculptures and pictures. Also to
be visited are The oratories of S. Domenico, S. Zita, S. Lorenzo, all
decored with fanciful plasters and statues made by Giacomo Serpotta. |