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Catania · Sicily
Things to see in Randazzo
In Randazzo the atlas lists 13 historic places: 3 castles, 3 fortresses and towers, 3 museums, 3 historic villas and palaces and 1 abbey or monastery.
For most of these places we don’t have verified opening hours yet: always check the official website before you go.
Don’t miss: Archaeological Civic Museum "Paolo Vagliasindi", Italian museum.
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The town
Randazzo is a town in the Catania province in Sicily, Italy.
Randazzo is known as the closest town to the summit of the Mount Etna.
Centro Visite, Largo San Giuliano (at the crossroads of Via Bonaventura and the road to Santa Domenica Vittoria), ☏ +39 095 12345667.
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13 places
Fortresses and towers 3
Museums 3
Villas and palaces 3
Abbeys and monasteries 1
Getting there
By train: Ferrovia Circumetnea runs narrow-gauge regional trains either from Catania or Riposto (Giarre for connections with Trenitalia). Trains from either direction terminate here: there are no through trains scheduled. There are no services on Sundays and holidays.
Randazzo railway station (Stazione di Randazzo).
By bus: Additionally Ferrovia Circumetnea runs bus services on the same route.
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What to see, according to Wikivoyage
Churches: Chiesa Santa Maria. With a façade built of black lava stone, three polygonal apses in the form of towers and 15th-century side portals in the Catalan-Gothic style. The interior is divided into three naves by black monolithic columns with statues by the Gagini school and six paintings by Giuseppe Velasquez (1750–1827). Chiesa di San Nicolò di Bari. It's the largest one in the town. It was established in the 14th century and rebuilt in 1585. It houses works by Antonello and Giacomo Gagini, and in the right nave a triptych by Messinese painters. Chiesa di San Martino. It has a notable 14th-century bell tower. Chiesa dell'Annunziata. ex Chiesa del Collegio S. Basilio. ex Monasterio di S. Giorgio. ex Monastero Benedettino di Santa Caterina. It hosts the Museo di Scienze Naturali with the Priolo Ornithological Collection which consists of 2250 specimens of Italian and exotic birds and butterflies.
Secular buildings: Palazzo Reale (Casa Scala). Palazzo Lanza. Palazzo Clarentano - Finocchiaro. Palazzo Comunale (Ex convento dei Frati Minori Conventuali). Palazzo Rumolo. Castello Svevo.
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