Nicosia Cathedral dates back to the 12th century. Only the bell tower of the church, with its paintings on the roof beams, dates from the 12th century. The Gothic facade of the main building, dating from the 14th century, has been preserved. The three-nave interior contains sculptures by Antonello Gagini as well as pews and a 17th-century cross.
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.
The present cathedral of Caltanissetta was built between 1570 and 1622. Between 1718 and 1720 the Flemish painter Guglielmo Borremans, together with his son Luigi, frescoed the vault and the nave and painted the main altarpiece, representing the Immaculate Conception.
The church of the Santissima Annunziata was probably built around 1511 and was damaged in 1964 when the adjacent building collapsed. The façade has a large rose window, which surmounts the portal carved with a relief of the "Annunciation". The portal was dismantled and reassembled at a lower level in the second half of the 19th century when the street level was lowered, which also led to the creation of two internal stairways. The bell tower, which is not very high, flanks the façade and has a mullioned window.
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