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Inside the square stands the Adelasia Tower: originally it was one of the defensive towers erected along the walls that border the western slopes of the Norman village; today it is the bell tower of the adjacent <strong>church of Santa Maria La Cava<\/strong> . The current fa\u00e7ade, incomplete, is the result of an ambitious late seventeenth-century project aimed at creating a basilica with three naves. The church is also a sanctuary dedicated to Saint Philip the Apostle: the simulacrum of the Saint, believed to be miraculous, is kept in a chapel richly decorated with stucco and is the object of great veneration: on May 1st, pilgrims from all the municipalities of the province converge on Aidone to celebrate him, thank him or implore graces.   <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Opposite the church, Via Mazzini begins. We take it, passing the Proloco office, and walk along it to its end. After 160 meters, we take the road to our left, Via Scovato, to reach the Aidone <strong>Municipal Library<\/strong> (2nd point of interest). Housed in the former Carmelite convent, the building is dedicated to Gaetano Scovato (Aidone 1782-Palermo 1868), the minister of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. In 1868, he left the 9,600 volumes he owned to his native municipality so that it could establish a library in his name. In addition to precious manuscripts, two incunabula, and numerous sixteenth-century books, the library houses a uniform of Count C. Benso di Cavour, which the statesman himself had given to his friend Filippo Cordova, as well as other uniforms from Cordova and Scovazzo. The building that houses the library was originally a convent annexed to the church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.   <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Leaving the library and continuing to the right, take Via Gianfilippo Calcagno and after about 300 meters you&#8217;ll reach Largo Truppia, home to the <strong>Archaeological Museum<\/strong> (3rd point of interest). Housed in the Capuchin convent and adjacent to the church of the same name, the complex houses artifacts from over thirty years of excavations in Morgantina, arranged chronologically and thematically. The collection is enriched by the stunning Goddess of Morgantina (a Greek sculpture from the 5th century BC) and the white marble acroliths of Demeter and Persephone. The collection also includes the Morgantina silverware (exquisite silver and gold leaf works from the Hellenistic period, 3rd century BC), which, in accordance with agreements signed in 2006, were loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York starting in 2015 for a four-year period.   <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Leaving the museum, continue the tour by turning left and re-entering Via Gianfilippo Calcagno, which shortly after leads onto Via Di Mattia. Continue along this road until you reach Via Fratelli Palermo. After about a four-minute walk <strong>, Corso Vittorio Emanuele<\/strong> (point of interest) begins on the left (point of interest 4), from which you can admire the enchanting panorama that will unfold during the walk, which, skirting the municipal park, leads back to the center of Aidone, onto Piazza Umberto. Just 500 meters away is the <strong>church dedicated to San Leone Papa<\/strong> (point of interest 5), the oldest in Aidone, built in the 11th century on the site of an older structure dating back to the 7th century. The basilica was rebuilt after the structural damage caused by the 1693 earthquake (the lateral buttresses and the portal of the original Norman structure remain).    <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Continuing the route for about 180 meters, take Via Roma, which corners the Church of San Leone Papa, and continue to Piazza Dante, where you can admire the evocative panorama. In the open space stands the <strong>Church of San Vincenzo Ferreri<\/strong> (6th point of interest). The structure is distinctive for its white, diamond-shaped fa\u00e7ade, which is very rare in religious buildings. On either side of the fa\u00e7ade are two tall, slender sandstone cornerstones (from the Montagna district), which reflect the Plateresque style that spread from Catalonia in the second half of the 15th century.   <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Continuing for a hundred meters along Via Roma, we will appreciate <strong>the Church of San Lorenzo<\/strong> (7th point of interest), built in the 11th century on an older structure dating back to the 7th century. The Mother Church was rebuilt after the extensive damage suffered in the 1693 earthquake: of the original Norman structure, only the lateral buttresses and the portal remain. During the reconstruction, the side chapels and the bell tower, which was never completed, were added. Traces of the ancient structure are visible in the large wall ashlars discovered in the sacristy, corresponding to the apse area. Inside, furnishings, sacred vessels, ancient vestments, statues, and paintings are preserved, some of which come from the Convent of Santa Caterina. Among these objects, the silver reliquary in the shape of an arm, containing the relic of Saint Lawrence, likely brought from Rome by Marcantonio V, husband of Isabella Gioieni. It was the Gioieni family, to which Isabella belonged, who introduced the cult of Saint Lawrence following an alleged miracle.     <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Continuing along Via Roma for about 150 m, the gentle climb will lead to the highest point of Aidone, from which you can enjoy a spectacular 360\u00b0 view (8th point of interest). Here you can see the <strong>ruins of the medieval castle<\/strong> from which it was possible to control the most important communication routes of central Sicily. The construction seems to date back to the 11th century, the Norman era, but it is not excluded that it may have been preceded by a Saracen fortification. 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Inside the square stands the Adelasia Tower: originally it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1180","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1QsZOpBVD0K-lbTLXtFAmFgxN2Oj0-nqj&amp;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\"><\/iframe>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Itinerary of the sanctuaries and culture of Aidone<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This tourist itinerary begins from the most important square dedicated to Filippo Cordova (1st point of interest), the illustrious son of Aidone who was a politician, regional deputy and also Minister of Agriculture (1861-62) and of Justice (1862). Inside the square stands the Adelasia Tower: originally it was one of the defensive towers erected along the walls that border the western slopes of the Norman village; today it is the bell tower of the adjacent <strong>church of Santa Maria La Cava<\/strong> . The current fa\u00e7ade, incomplete, is the result of an ambitious late seventeenth-century project aimed at creating a basilica with three naves. The church is also a sanctuary dedicated to Saint Philip the Apostle: the simulacrum of the Saint, believed to be miraculous, is kept in a chapel richly decorated with stucco and is the object of great veneration: on May 1st, pilgrims from all the municipalities of the province converge on Aidone to celebrate him, thank him or implore graces. <\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Opposite the church, Via Mazzini begins. We take it, passing the Proloco office, and walk along it to its end. After 160 meters, we take the road to our left, Via Scovato, to reach the Aidone <strong>Municipal Library<\/strong> (2nd point of interest). Housed in the former Carmelite convent, the building is dedicated to Gaetano Scovato (Aidone 1782-Palermo 1868), the minister of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. In 1868, he left the 9,600 volumes he owned to his native municipality so that it could establish a library in his name. In addition to precious manuscripts, two incunabula, and numerous sixteenth-century books, the library houses a uniform of Count C. Benso di Cavour, which the statesman himself had given to his friend Filippo Cordova, as well as other uniforms from Cordova and Scovazzo. The building that houses the library was originally a convent annexed to the church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. <\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Leaving the library and continuing to the right, take Via Gianfilippo Calcagno and after about 300 meters you'll reach Largo Truppia, home to the <strong>Archaeological Museum<\/strong> (3rd point of interest). Housed in the Capuchin convent and adjacent to the church of the same name, the complex houses artifacts from over thirty years of excavations in Morgantina, arranged chronologically and thematically. The collection is enriched by the stunning Goddess of Morgantina (a Greek sculpture from the 5th century BC) and the white marble acroliths of Demeter and Persephone. The collection also includes the Morgantina silverware (exquisite silver and gold leaf works from the Hellenistic period, 3rd century BC), which, in accordance with agreements signed in 2006, were loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York starting in 2015 for a four-year period. <\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Leaving the museum, continue the tour by turning left and re-entering Via Gianfilippo Calcagno, which shortly after leads onto Via Di Mattia. Continue along this road until you reach Via Fratelli Palermo. After about a four-minute walk <strong>, Corso Vittorio Emanuele<\/strong> (point of interest) begins on the left (point of interest 4), from which you can admire the enchanting panorama that will unfold during the walk, which, skirting the municipal park, leads back to the center of Aidone, onto Piazza Umberto. Just 500 meters away is the <strong>church dedicated to San Leone Papa<\/strong> (point of interest 5), the oldest in Aidone, built in the 11th century on the site of an older structure dating back to the 7th century. The basilica was rebuilt after the structural damage caused by the 1693 earthquake (the lateral buttresses and the portal of the original Norman structure remain). <\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Continuing the route for about 180 meters, take Via Roma, which corners the Church of San Leone Papa, and continue to Piazza Dante, where you can admire the evocative panorama. In the open space stands the <strong>Church of San Vincenzo Ferreri<\/strong> (6th point of interest). The structure is distinctive for its white, diamond-shaped fa\u00e7ade, which is very rare in religious buildings. On either side of the fa\u00e7ade are two tall, slender sandstone cornerstones (from the Montagna district), which reflect the Plateresque style that spread from Catalonia in the second half of the 15th century. <\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Continuing for a hundred meters along Via Roma, we will appreciate <strong>the Church of San Lorenzo<\/strong> (7th point of interest), built in the 11th century on an older structure dating back to the 7th century. The Mother Church was rebuilt after the extensive damage suffered in the 1693 earthquake: of the original Norman structure, only the lateral buttresses and the portal remain. During the reconstruction, the side chapels and the bell tower, which was never completed, were added. Traces of the ancient structure are visible in the large wall ashlars discovered in the sacristy, corresponding to the apse area. Inside, furnishings, sacred vessels, ancient vestments, statues, and paintings are preserved, some of which come from the Convent of Santa Caterina. Among these objects, the silver reliquary in the shape of an arm, containing the relic of Saint Lawrence, likely brought from Rome by Marcantonio V, husband of Isabella Gioieni. It was the Gioieni family, to which Isabella belonged, who introduced the cult of Saint Lawrence following an alleged miracle. <\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Continuing along Via Roma for about 150 m, the gentle climb will lead to the highest point of Aidone, from which you can enjoy a spectacular 360\u00b0 view (8th point of interest). Here you can see the <strong>ruins of the medieval castle<\/strong> from which it was possible to control the most important communication routes of central Sicily. The construction seems to date back to the 11th century, the Norman era, but it is not excluded that it may have been preceded by a Saracen fortification. The manor is the fulcrum of Aidone's history; built by the local barons, it was attacked by the troops of Robert of Anjou and then fortified by Count Enrico Rosso. 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