Barrafranca Attractions
Communications
SS 191 Piazza Armerina-Caltanissetta, about 18km/11mi beyond Piazza Armerina, take a turning off to the south, another 2km/1mi to Barrafranca.
Location
Barrafranca is situated in the middle of the Erei Mountains, between the rivers of Tardara and Braemi. It is assumed to be the ancient Hibla Heraia, Galeota or Galatina, which later was to become the Roman Callonania. Barrafranca has a thriving agricultural industry (grapes, olives, almonds and hazelnuts) and the appropriate mechanization for the further processing of the above mentioned products.
In addition to the regular attractions visitors may also want to see a painting by Mattia Preti in the Chiesa dell'Itria (second altar on the left), while in the churches of Purgatorio, Sant'Alessandro and Santa Maria delle Grazie there are further works of art by Vaccaro and Pietro d'Asaro.
SS 191 Piazza Armerina-Caltanissetta, about 18km/11mi beyond Piazza Armerina, take a turning off to the south, another 2km/1mi to Barrafranca.
Location
Barrafranca is situated in the middle of the Erei Mountains, between the rivers of Tardara and Braemi. It is assumed to be the ancient Hibla Heraia, Galeota or Galatina, which later was to become the Roman Callonania. Barrafranca has a thriving agricultural industry (grapes, olives, almonds and hazelnuts) and the appropriate mechanization for the further processing of the above mentioned products.
In addition to the regular attractions visitors may also want to see a painting by Mattia Preti in the Chiesa dell'Itria (second altar on the left), while in the churches of Purgatorio, Sant'Alessandro and Santa Maria delle Grazie there are further works of art by Vaccaro and Pietro d'Asaro.
Chiesa Madre
In the Chiesa Madre in Barrafranca, which was built on the site of a previous building, there are stucco decorations and wall paintings, including the "Santa Maria della Purificazione" of Filippo Paladino (1544- 1614), who lived in Sicily from 1601.
