Santa Croce Camerina
Santa Croce Camerina is a municipality in the province of Ragusa in the region of Sicily in Italy with 9791 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012).
Location and data
Santa Croce Camerina located 26 km south-west of Ragusa. The inhabitants mainly work in agriculture.
The districts are Santa Croce Camerina and Casuzze. The neighboring municipality of Santa Croce Camerina Ragusa.
History
Santa Croce Camerina was founded in 1598. In the area of today's Santa Croce Camerina there was the ancient place Kamarina.
Structures
In the resort
- St. Mary's Church, dedicated to St. John the Baptist
- The Art Nouveau building: Pace Palace, Celestri Palace, Sant 'Elia Palace and Vitale- Ciarcia Palace
In the surrounding area
- Ruins of the ancient city Kamarina with parts of a city wall, a temple of Athena and the remains of dwellings