Caltagirone: Traditional Ceramic Town Walking Tour
- 2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Explore Caltagirone on a private guided tour, starting at the Public Garden, one of Italy’s 10 most beautiful gardens, in Liberty style. See statues, majolica, flower beds, the Moorish-style music stage, and the Teatrino Belvedere with city views. Passing the Ceramics Museum, continue to the historic center and the Tondo Vecchio, a theater-shaped terrace with the town’s coats of arms and the Sicilian Trinacria. Walk across the S. Francesco Bridge, a 17th-century bridge with five arches decorated with local relief ceramics. Through palaces and churches in Baroque and Liberty styles, reach the Cathedral of San Giuliano with a majolica dome, frescoes, and a Baroque wooden choir. Nearby is Piazza del Municipio, with Palazzo dell’Aquila and the former Palazzo Senatorio, now the Luigi Sturzo Gallery. The tour ends at the Staircase of S. Maria del Monte, 142 steps decorated with colorful tiles, adorned with flowers during the Infiorata and 4,000 candles for the patron saint’s feast.
Inclusions
What's included
- Cross the San Francesco Bridge decorated with ceramics
- Be enchanted by the Staircase of S. Maria del Monte with colorful majolica tiles
- Visit the Cathedral of Saint Giuliano
- Visit the Public Garden in Liberty style with the music stage and Teatrino Belvedere
- Admire the Town Square, with the Eagle Palace and the former Senatorial Palace ( external visit )
- Stroll through the historic center and admire the Tondo Vecchio and the Trinacria
- Private walking tour of Caltagirone with licensed tour guide
Itinerary
The Public Garden is one of Italy’s 10 most beautiful gardens, in Liberty style, with statues, majolica, flower beds, the Moorish-style music stage, and the Teatrino Belvedere with city views.
The Tondo Vecchio is a theater-shaped panoramic terrace in Caltagirone’s historic center, decorated with the town’s coats of arms and the Trinacria.
The San Francesco Bridge is a 17th-century five-arch bridge in Caltagirone, decorated with local ceramics.
The Cathedral of Saint Giuliano features a majolica dome, frescoes depicting sacred scenes, a Baroque wooden choir, an impressive bell tower, elegant side altars, and beautiful Baroque interior decorations.
Town Square hosts the Eagle Palace and the former Senatorial Palace, now transformed into a gallery, surrounded by elegant historic buildings ( external visit )
The Staircase of S. Maria del Monte consists of 142 steps decorated with colorful majolica tiles, adorned with flowers during the Infiorata, and illuminated by thousands of candles for the patron saint’s feast.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Meeting point with the local guide: Public Garden enter (via Giardino Vittorio Emanuele / via Roma street)
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- ITALYGONIA TRAVEL
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Italy, outside the cities
- Its from-price is 153% above the median of the 4055 experiences we list in Italy, outside the cities.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 1679 of 4055.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
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