Staircase of Santa Maria del Monte of Caltagirone (CT)

            The staircase was built in the early 1600s to connect the old part of the city of Caltagirone with the new part built in the highest part of the city, but was completed in the second half of the 1800s.
One hundred and forty-two steps forming a staircase about 130 meters long, each single step is decorated with ceramic tiles and a majolica covering is placed in each riser; the decorations take up typical Sicilian motifs ranging from the tenth to the twentieth century, creating a unique scenography. Every year, on 24 and 25 July, on the occasion of the feast of St. James, candles are lit on the steps that illuminate the city, each candle must be placed in the right place because all together they form a particular decoration. The city attends this moment in perfect silence, and it is still a tradition that is handed down from father to son.
---------------------------------------

La scalinata fu costruita nei primi anni del 1600 per collegare la parta antica della città di Caltagirone con la parte nuova costruita nella parte più alta della città, ma fu ultimata nella seconda metà del 1800. 
Centoquarantadue scalini che formano una scala lunga circa 130 metri, ogni singolo gradino è decorato con piastrelle di ceramica ed in ogni alzata è posto un rivestimento di maiolica; le decorazioni riprendono motivi tipici siciliani che vanno dal X al XX secolo, creando una scenografia unica. Ogni anno, il 24 e 25 luglio, in occasione della festa di S. Giacomo sugli scalini vengono accesi dei lumini che illuminano la città, ogni lumino deve essere collocato al posto giusto perché tutti insieme formano una decorazione particolare. La città assiste a questo momento in perfetto silenzio, ed è tutt’oggi una tradizione che viene tramandata da padre in figlio. 

   

Taken in: Italy / Sicily / Caltagirone (show map)

Taken on: September 19, 2021

Tags:

explore

color

travel

travelphotography

Caltagirone

provincia

Catania

Sicily

Sicilia

balcony

balcone

palazzi

scalinata

Staircase

Santa

Maria

del

Monte

infiorata

ceramica

scalini

piastrelle

festa

San

Giacomo

ceramic

decorated

Nikon

NikonflickrAward « less

Sets appears in: • Caltagirone (CT)

Groups appears in: • Colors of the World • Nikon Digital more » • Italy • Photography • Magic Moments • Artistic Photography • Color and Colors - No computer-generated posts. • Amateurs • Travel Photography • HDR • Flickritis: over 87,000 waiting for a vaccine. • Nice pictures • ANYTHING ALLOWED!!!!!! • Photography Gallery (3 photos/day) • *Inspirational Travel Photos • 10 Million Photos • NIKON PROFESSIONAL • Italy, Best of / L'immagine dell'Italia • Beautiful Earth • Beautiful Capture • RAW Street Photography • Your Best Photography • Nikon Digital Learning Center • *THE PERFECT PHOTOGRAPHER (P1/A2) • Streets and roads of the world INV ONLY !!! 1 Post / 3 Awards !! • Flickr Sicilia • -Spirit Of Photography • - : FOTOGRAFI ITALIANI : - • Cityscape and urban scenery • Nikon flickr Award (Post 1 - Award 3) • _The Best Of Nikon_ • Flickr: YOUR PHOTOS • New Romantic (P1-C2; NO SL Please) • !!Perfect Composition!! • National Geographic | World Wide • !*Flickr Award Group*! (GIVE 5 AWARDS) • ♦♦♦ BELLE INQUADRATURE ♦♦♦ • as beautiful as you want • ***Flickr Global • ♦♦♦ TAGLIO FOTOGRAFICO ♦♦♦ • Nikon Europe Group • senza tempo... *P1/C2* • * * * The House of Image Gallery (Post 1 and must Award 3) • ♦♦♦ OCCHIO FOTOGRAFICO ♦♦♦ • Nikon D3100,D3200, D3300,D5100,D5200,D5300,D7000,D7100 group • 100+ Faves Masterpieces (Post 1, Comment and Fave 1 or more) • Fine Gold • Gite fuori porta in ITALIA • flickr (unofficial) • NUESTRAS FOTOGRAFÍAS. • I know where you are • Today's Flickr • Explore Flickr (unofficial) • Group for all users of FLICKR - No 30/60 Groups Limit • Tourists @ work ! • The best picture of the world • 100+ Favorites - Post 1, Comment & Fave 2 • Tutto il bello della nostra Italia (P1/C1) "NO GROUP LIMIT" • ! Fotografiando con Elena y Ricardo. • The best photographs from around the world. • Photography at its best ... all welcome • EXPLORER PHOTOS FROM 2021 AND ALSO OF THE PAST, • Au Plaisir des yeux - To the pleasure of the eyes « less

Camera: Nikon D3300, f/11.0, 1/320 sec, 24mm (=36mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D3300
Lens:	18.0-140.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	24mm (35mm equivalent: 36mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	+10/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 10.0 (Windows)
Show full info

Stats: 6,523 views / 103 comments

go back

Link to this photo view:
Link to this photo large view: