San Francesco all’Immacolata, Siracusa

San Francesco all'Immacolata is a baroque-style, Roman Catholic church located on Piazza Francesco Corpaci on the island of Ortigia, in the historic city center of Siracusa in Sicily, Italy.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: building in Syracuse, Italy
Also known as: “Chiesa di San Francesco all’Immacolata”, “Chiesa di San Francesco d’Assisi all’Immacolata”, “Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista all’Immacolata”, “kostel sv. Františka u Neposkvrněného početí”, and “San Francesco all’Immacolata”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include City gate and Cathedral of Syracuse.

City gate

Archaeological site

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A city gate is a gate which is, or was, set within a city wall. It is a type of fortified gateway. City gate is situated 520 metres northwest of San Francesco all’Immacolata, Siracusa.

The Cathedral of Syracuse, formally the Cattedrale metropolitana della Natività di Maria Santissima, is an ancient Catholic church in Syracuse, Sicily, the seat of the Catholic Archdiocese of Siracusa. Cathedral of Syracuse is situated 280 metres southwest of San Francesco all’Immacolata, Siracusa.

Chiesa di San Filippo Apostolo

Church

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Chiesa di San Filippo Apostolo is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ortygia and Santa Panagia.

Ortygia

Quarter

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Ortygia is a small island which is the historical centre of the city of Syracuse, Sicily. The island, also known as the Città Vecchia, contains many historical landmarks. The name originates from the Ancient Greek órtyx, which means "quail".