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Monday July 13, 2009

Categories: Life, Spiritual Growth, Travel
On our way from the agriturismo (south of Caltanissetta) to the beach place in the south, we took a bit of a long way, via Caltagirone, very famous for its production of ceramics.

The stair steps are quite well-known:


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Photo remembrances of knights were demanded:

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So much tile. Some people got so tired of it:

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They might have thought they were somewhere else:

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But anyway, as lovely as the ceramics - some of it tile (!) were - here are my two favorite images from Castiglione:

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These, lining the plaza at the top of the stairs in front of the church (closed of course. Wait for that post) and this, which was on a wall on a side street where we got gelato:

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The plaque:

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Gesu, divino operaio, assistime e benedicimi nel mio lavoro

Amen.


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Diana
July 14, 2009 7:53 AM
http://www.thefaithfultraveler.com

GORGEOUS! Thanks so much for sharing these with us.

Jeanne
July 14, 2009 8:43 AM

Is this Caltagirone? Loved this town and the ceramics from Falcone. The US Navy has a station not too far away in Sigonella (sp?)

Georgia
July 14, 2009 10:15 AM

Here's a video of the steps that is almost like being there: http://www.compulsivetraveler.tv/videos/1166-Stairway-of-Saint-Maria-Caltagirone-Sicily

Brian
July 14, 2009 8:19 PM
http://www.abookofeverything.blogspot.com


Lovely pics of Castiglione. I mus visit there sometime..

God bless...

bill bannon
July 15, 2009 10:33 AM
http://:www.bannonoceanart.com

Georgia
Your link is unreal. Wonderful. I added it to favorites.

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