Piraino Turismo

The Church of San Francesco

The Church of San Francesco annexed to the former Convent was built on the remains of the ancient Church of Madonna dell’ Itria. 

The church guarded a slab mosaic that Gregorio Denti had built for the tomb which was to contain his mortal remains and a finely carved marble ...

The Church of Sant’ Antonio Abate

The Church of Sant’ Antonio Abate is situated on a small hill out from the old city centre. 

In the past the special burials of those who died in misfortune took place in this church. The burial pit, below the floor of the church, was no longer used after the construction ...

The Saracen Tower

The late medieval building dates back to the time when the feud of Piraino belonged to the Lancia’s. It was probably rebuilt on a pre-existing tower of the Arab era. 

The 3 floors cylindrical tower is about 16 metres high and has a crenellated prospectus. From its lofty po...

Tower of the Ciavole

Towards the end of the 16th century, the Viceroy of Sicily Marco Antonio Colonna assigned the task of drawing up a report to the Captain Giovan Battista Fiesco, General Commissary of the towers and of the maritime guards of Sicily. It had to show the most suitable points for the constr...

The Church of Santa Maria del Rosario

Along the Via Roma in the centre of the town you can reach the Church Santa Maria del Rosario that was rebuilt in the mid-sixteenth century on a pre-existing church destroyed in 1544 during one of the fierce incursions of the Saracens and Turks. 

Headed by the pirate Ariadeno Ba...

The Convent of San Francesco

The Convent of San Francesco dei frati Minori Osservanti was built in the early 17th century (1604-1614) with the contribution of the people of Piraino, it was built outside the town on the site where once the Church of Madonna dell’Itria stood.

It housed several monks who live...

Antica Stazione di Posta

Antica Stazione di Posta

The Church of Santa Caterina d’Alessandria - The Chapel of SS. Ecce Homo

The Church of Santa Caterina d’Alessandria dominates over an old stone staircase. From the small square opposite the church Piraino offers one of its most fantastic sights, to the left you can admire the marine coast and the Aeolian Islands, to the right the old city centre and the Churc...

The Lookout point or Guardiola

Just outside the old town you can reach the Belvedere of Piraino or Guardiola.

During the war this place was a point of observation and defence fortified with an artillery. From here, looking downwards, the Tower of Ciavole and the sea are clearly visible below. 

From ...

The Church of Santa Maria della Catena

The church was built in the second half of the 17th century and has a marble portal. The marble statue of the Madonna della Neve, moved here from the Church of the Convento di San Francesco is preserved inside. 

It belongs to the workshop of Gagini and it was commissioned in the...

The Mother Church of Santa Maria

In the picturesque setting of the Piazzetta Matrice there is the Mother Church Santa Maria, built on the ancient Maria’s Nativity Church, of Byzantine origin, it was already under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Patti in 1253. 

It was rebuilt in the mid-sixteenth century...

Belvedere Santa Caterina

Belvedere Santa Caterina

The Ducal Palace and Piazza Baglio

It was the residence of the Dukes Denti from the mid-seventeenth century onwards, Gregorio Denti, the second Duke of Piraino and successor of Vincenzo Denti, restored the pre-existent residence that was built by the Lancia’s in the 15th century. 

The sandstone portal where...

The Historical Ethno-Anthropological Museum

The Historical Ethno-anthropological Museum is located in the former town hall next to the Church of Santa Maria della Catena. 
It hosts a collection of historical objects that belonged to the people of Piraino and that shows the traditional habits and customs of the community.&nbs...

The Church of San Cataldo

On the S.S. 113 going towards Gioiosa Marea you can see the small Church of San Cataldo (16th century), once dedicated to the Irish monk Cataldus who was consecrated bishop of the city of Taranto in the 7th century on his way back from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. 

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The Church of Badìa

The Church of Badìa is of Byzantine origin (8th century), called "Theotokos" from the greek (Church of the Mother of God), it testifies the presence of Christians of greek-orthodox rite in the territory of Piraino, who fled from their homelands due to the conquerors of Muslim ...

The Church of Sant’Anna ex Nursery School

The Church of Sant’ Anna was built in 1687 by Duke Gregorio Denti in homage to his wife Anna Colonna Ruffo. 

The Congregation of Maria Vergine Addolorata per gli Agonizzanti established in 1759 which was also called Opera degli Agonizzanti was located inside the Church of ...