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The church of "San Gaetano alle grotte" is one of the most characteristic and original churches of Catania. It is situated in Piazza Carlo Alberto and it stands on the ruins of a religious building dating back to 261 AD.
You cannot miss it!
The church of “San Gaetano alle grotte” is located in Piazza Carlo Alberto, near the church best known as “del Carmelo”, where it is organized the traditional “a’ fera o luni“.
The church stands on the ruins of a religious building dating back to 261 AD called the Church of “Santa Maria della Grotta”, and it was repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt. The last renovation was in 1800 at the behest of the Brotherhood of St. Cajetan.
The peculiarity of the church is the presence of underground tunnels, where some people thought to have once been used as catacombs. The legend says that it was buried there the body of St. Agatha.
It is one of the most characteristic and original churches of Catania, but unfortunately not one of the best known.
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Piazza Carlo Alberto, - 95100 Catania
Telefono:
349 5023822