A rare example of museum-village, Buscemi offers an itinerary that growing through the authentic places of rural work, is like a window on the rural world ibleo.
In the village there are also appearances of beautiful architecture.
Even this small town (counts 1,247 inhabitants) suffered serious damage by the earthquake in 1693 that devastated the Val di Noto. And even Buscemi was the subject, like all towns in the area, an intense reconstruction of civil buildings, but especially religious according to the standards prevailing at the time of ‘”Anarchy balanced”, as defined by Vincenzo Consolo, Baroque
Along Corso Vittorio Emanuele, stands the prospect of Mother Church, which houses a wooden statue of Our built in 1732 by Filippo Quattrocchi. Not far from the church of San Giacomo, characterized by a particular elliptical. Square in Rome the church of San Sebastiano with its frescoes depicting biblical scenes, while interesting architectural elements presents the Church of St. Anthony of Padua. The church of the Carmine, which dates from the late eighteenth century a precious marble group: the Annunciation of the Virgin and the Angel dates back to the sixteenth century, made by the School of Antonello Gagini. It dates back to the sixteenth century the shrine of Our Lady of the Forest, just outside the village, which houses a painting on plaster depicting the Virgin patron saint of the country. What’s Near Buscemi also examples of early Christian worship, such as the cave church of St. Peter, dating from the fifth century.
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Chiesa S. Antonio (Foto: G. Leone)
Luoghi di lavoro (Foto: L. Rubino)
Luoghi di lavoro (Foto: L. Rubino)
