Burgio

Burgio is a city in the province of Agrigento in the Italian region Sicily.

Location and data

Burgio is 65 km northwest of Agrigento and 100 km south of Palermo. Here live 2763 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012), who mainly work in agriculture.

The neighboring municipalities are Caltabellotta, Chiusa Sclafani (PA ), Lucca sicula, Palazzo Adriano ( PA) and Villafranca sicula.

History

The Arabs built here a castle, around which developed the community. In the Middle Ages the town was the typical picture with narrow streets and winding roads.

Attractions

• The fort was built by the Arabs, adopted by the Normans, and since the 14th century, owned by the Peralta family. The fort has a strictly rectangular floor plan.
• Oldest Church is the built under the Normans Santa Maria di Rifesi of 1172. 1188 inhabited by displaced from the Holy Land monks from the monastery of SS Trinitas de Refech.
• The most important work in the Sant ' Antonio Abate consecrated Chiesa Madre is the Madonna di Trapani Vincenzo Gaggini from the year 1566. Intricate stucco work created Orazio Ferraro di Giuliana. Also worth mentioning is the Byzantine icon and a crucifix that was created around 1200.
• For the Chiesa San Vito Antonello Gaginis created in 1522 a sculpture of the patron saint.
• The 1460 San Sebastian renamed Mary Most Holy del Carmelo church houses a statue of " Madonna della Pace " and stucco work by in 1760.
• In the Santa Maria della Grazie a sculpture of Santa Anna 's visit, which is attributed to the school Gagginis. Significant is the adjacent to the church cloister from the 17th century
• The painting "The Seven Sacraments " Zoppo di Gangi is in the Chiesa dei Cappuccini.
• The place is home to the only bell foundry in Sicily and one of the few still producing in Italy, the Fonderia Rocco Cacciabaudo.