Itala Attractions

1.5km/1mi beyond the village of Itála a Norman church, San Pietro e Paolo, was built in 1093 on the orders of Roger I after a victory over the Saracens, and together with the hitherto Saracen areas of Alí, Itála and Elucepite was assigned to the Basilian order. The exterior of the building is decorated on the sides with intertwining arch friezes. The interior is a three-aisled columned basilica with pointed archways and a vaulted chancel. The dome was reconstructed during restoration work in 1930.