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Near the town hall stands the Church of San Francesco d'Assisi. Built in 1499 from the ruins of an older church, it was partially demolished in 1615 due to its age and rebuilt around 1659 by a group of local artisans. The interior was decorated by artists who were very renowned in Sicily at the time. The church has two entrances: one via a west staircase that opens onto the town hall square, with an elegant 18th-century portal. The side entrance is on Via Donizetti. Lacking a bell tower, it has four bells rung with an automatic electronic system. It has a single nave and its interior, in late Baroque style, houses wooden statues from the 1700s (St. Michael the Archangel, a Crucifix, the Sacred Heart of Jesus, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Francis of Assisi) and several ancient paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries by famous artists. Source: https://www.gelaleradicidelfuturo.com/chiese/chiesa-san-francesco-dassisi/

This modern church that recalls the typical thrust of the Gothic style was built in the 50s where once stood the ancient medieval church dedicated to San Giacomo Maggiore. Today it is located in the center of the western neighborhoods of Gela.

The Reserve is open to the public all year round, every day (8.30am - 1.30pm and 2.30pm - 5.30pm)

Difficult crossing by bike...

On the north side of the lake the path is barely visible. It's best to use the street from the parking lot. We circled the lake counterclockwise and with a dog. Due to poor routing, some gates had to be climbed over, difficult but doable

The Biviere di Gela Nature Reserve, located in the municipality of Gela, Sicily, was established in 1997. Historically mentioned in Pliny the Elder's "Naturalis Historia," it was a brackish marshland transformed into a freshwater lake in the 17th century. It is a wetland of international importance and an important stopover for migratory birds, with over 200 avifauna species. The reserve is home to endemic flora and has a visitor center, trails, and observation huts.

Also known as the Church of the Holy Father, this religious building, together with the adjoining "Regina Margherita" orphanage, formerly a convent, was built in Gela with a single nave and bell tower in 1738 by the PP. Minims of St. Francis of Paola. The facade of the church is characterized by an elegant portal in the late Baroque style dominated by the coat of arms of the religious order of the saint. Inside there are several statues and some eighteenth-century paintings. Adjacent and communicating with the church is the Regina Margherita di Gela Orphanage, an eighteenth-century building with a large internal courtyard, originally a convent of the Minim Fathers, which in addition to having permanently hosted orphan girls, was also the seat of the nursery and various schools . Source: comune.gela.cl.it

The Teatro Eschilo, owned by the municipality, is the oldest in the town of Gela in Sicily. Of nineteenth-century origin, the current building is the result of the renovation carried out in the last decade on the structure already remodeled in the first half of the twentieth century. Permanently closed in 1981, the theater reopened its doors on February 27, 2013. Source: wikipedia