FICARRA
Ficarra
is a small town in the province of Messina standing at 450m a.s.l.
between the valleys of Naso and Brolo rivers. It has a population
of about 2,200.
The
main building is the Chiesa Madre dedicated to the Annunciation,
housing numerous pieces of art, like a 1500’s marble polyptich
depicting the Madonna and Child with Christ and the Saints, a 1500’s
marble stautue of the Virgin of the Annunciation by Antonio Gagini
and a 1500’s marble ciborium.
The
tour of the town also includes some minor churches, the remnants
of the 1500’s convent of the Minori Osservanti, the Benedictin
Chiesa della Badia, the charming Parco della Rimembranza, just off
town, and the ruins of a medieval castle.
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