Church of the Itria

The Church of the Itria rises up in the heart of the historic centre and was built between the end of the sixteenth century and the first half of the seventeenth century. It was originally dedicated to the Souls in Purgatory, demonstrated by the iconography of the stone medallion placed above the entrance portal. Its exterior is somewhat imposing with a pointed façade that dominates the small space in front of it. The portal is exquisite with four Corinthian twisted columns above which an architrave dominated by a spiral gable rests, characterised by a cartouche in the centre portraying a soul in purgatory and a seraph. The paintings on the circular cloth of the apse and the vault that depict the apostles are remarkable. Also worth noting are the stuccoes carried out by Bernardo Sesta, who died following a fall from the scaffolding precisely during their completion in 1885.