Francofonte

What to see

Starting from Largo Botteghelle, which was the center of peasant life at the end of the eighteenth century, you can walk along Via Garibaldi where it is possible to admire some neoclassical buildings, the small church of San Cristoforo built for travellers, and the small temple of the Holy Cross, a chapel votive where farmers stopped returning from the fields. From the Belvedere you can enjoy a particular point of view which includes the Etna volcano and the sea of ​​Priolo. Continuing along via Umberto you come across the birthplace of the writer Matteo Gaudioso, the portal of the church of Sant' Antonio da Padova, the church of Sant' Anna, the Mother Church with the paintings attributed to Pietro Novelli, and the church of San Gerolamo with adjoining clock tower. Of particular importance is Palazzo Belfiore, an example of Sicilian baroque work by the stonemasons Montalto and Cultrera. Absolutely interesting is the so-called "Downhill climb", the stretch of state road that connects Francofonte to Vizzini which, due to a strange game of optical illusion, seems like a climb although being, in reality, a downhill path.

Tourist Map of Francofonte

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