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The small city of Aci Catena, owing its name to
the cult of the Virgin of the Chain, has a charming centre developing around
the Piano Umberto square onto which view the beautiful Town Hall and a number
of 1800’s and 1900’s attractive palazzi. There also lie the 1700’s Mother
Church and, next, the Palazzo Riggio, unfortunately highly damaged. The
neighboring via IV Novembre and via Matrice are also adorned with elegant
palaces. The area was formerly called contrada degli scarpi due to the
high number of shoemakers living there.
Aci Catena has managed to revive after a
catastrophic earthquake in 1693 and a flood in 1761. It has a number of
worth-visiting religious buildings.
The Mother Church, dedicated to the Madonna
della Catena, is renowned for housing several works, such as a painting by
Vasta.
The church of Santa Lucia was first erected in
the 1500’s and later rebuilt; it contains some fine frescoes dedicated to the
Virgin and to S. Anna.
The convent of Sant’Antonio da Padova, now Town
Hall, dates back to the 17th century. On its inside are an ancient
cloister with frescoes dedicated to the Saint’s life and a small church.