Cattedrale di San Giuliano

On 25 July 1090, Count Roger the Norman, after defeating the Saracens in a favourable battle, entered Caltagirone in triumph and, in memory of his victory, erected a temple to St. James the Apostle, to whom he entrusted the protection of the town. Rebuilt several times due to strong earthquakes and also by the bombings of the last war, the Basilica of San Giacomo has an elegant baroque façade with a bronze door of contemporary art. At the end of the 19th century it was enriched with a bell tower decorated with four statues representing the four evangelists.

The foundations of the first monastery date back to 1550 and were built in the Semini district. However, the brothers had to leave it immediately. In 1866, when the monastery was abolished, the friars were forced to leave the monastery and the church, which was not reopened until 14 November 1955.

The Cathedral of Piazza Armerina was built at the beginning of the 17th century, but it retains the Catalan Gothic bell tower of an older building dating from the 15th century. The 18th-century portal features stylistic elements of Sicilian Baroque.