Nicosia Attractions
Location
Nicosia is a characteristic little mountain town and episcopal see in the interior of Sicily, with very ancient beginnings. In the Middle Ages Count Roger I built a Norman castle here - now in ruins - after he had defeated the Saracens. In 1535 Emperor Charles V visited Nicosía.
Nicosia is a characteristic little mountain town and episcopal see in the interior of Sicily, with very ancient beginnings. In the Middle Ages Count Roger I built a Norman castle here - now in ruins - after he had defeated the Saracens. In 1535 Emperor Charles V visited Nicosía.
San Michele Arcangelo
In the 14th century (renovated) church of San Michele Arcangelo in Nicosia stands a marble statue of the young Antonello Gagini.
San Nicola Cathedral
In the town center of Nicosia stands San Nicola Cathedral, with its original Gothic front, rose window, portal and bell-tower with twin and triple windows. The triple-aisled interior contains sculptures by Gagini, seating dating from 1622 and, in the chapel on the right, a 17th century crucifix by Fra Umile da Petralia.
San Vincenzo Ferreri
The Dominican church of San Vincenzo Ferreri boasts a ceiling fresco of 1717 by the Flemish painter Guglielmo (Willelm) Borremans who worked in Sicily; it depicts the Holy Trinity crowning San Vincenzo Ferreri.
Santa Maria Maggiore
The church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Nicosia was built in the 13th century and rebuilt in Baroque style following damage by a landslide in 1757. It contains a marble polyptych by A. Gagini dated 1512, depicting the "Story of the Holy Virgin", and what is believed to be the throne of Charles V.
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