CATHEDRAL OF SAN GERLANDO

The Cathedral of Agrigento, located on the hill of Girgenti, demonstrates the grandeur and magnificence of the faith of the Diocese of Agrigento. It is a unique place of worship that has no equal in art history: from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, from the Baroque to the present day.

The medieval single-lancet window, the Chiaramonte chevron, the Catalan blind windows, the sixteenth-century ceiling and mixed Baroque and eighteenth-century marbles coexist, creating a unique and marvelous blend of architecture, art, and styles, ranging from Arab-Norman magnificence to late Gothic culture, from Renaissance embellishments to Baroque paneling. The main façade, which stands sober and imposing, seems to convey the strength and solidity of the faith that the cathedral represents. Beside it stands the prominent Montaperto tower, like a silent guardian of the city, built of sandstone and clad in a delicately carved white stone.