Chiesa di San Carlo Borromeo
Chiesa di San Carlo Borromeo
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PPCI-BG
Bergamo, Italy124,423 contributions
Sept 2024 • Business
The Church of San Carlo Borromeo is one of the baroque churches you will meet on the course. This work too, it seems, by Gagliardi, was built in the eighteenth century with the reconstruction of the city after the earthquake. It gives onto the main street with a beautiful three-tiered facade with a marked concavity. We could not visit the interior because when we were there a funeral was underway.
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Written 24 October 2024
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Europe4,803 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
This baroque church was also built after the earthquake in 1693. It has a beautiful and harmonious concave facade.
Due to the lack of time, we just stepped in to see the interior and to take a picture of it, we could not climb upstairs to the terrace...
Due to the lack of time, we just stepped in to see the interior and to take a picture of it, we could not climb upstairs to the terrace...
Written 28 April 2024
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Dan Maarek
Tel Aviv, Israel16,619 contributions
Sept 2019
There are so many Churches in Notto, the Golden city.
This one is one of the more beautiful churches, especially inside.
You should also climb the Campanile to its top which adds to the experience (it is not expensive, just be careful with the narrow stairs).
It is quite easy to get to this Church as you'll certainly walk Notto's main avenue, Corso Vittorio Emanuele III.
It is located just 100 meters from the Cathedral, the main landmark in Notto and 20 meters form Caffe Sicila, the best and most famous eatery in Notto (don't even think not stopping there, it would be a massive Fomo).
So don't miss it and after climbing to the Campanile, have a cold drink or a Granita at Caffe Sicilia.
This one is one of the more beautiful churches, especially inside.
You should also climb the Campanile to its top which adds to the experience (it is not expensive, just be careful with the narrow stairs).
It is quite easy to get to this Church as you'll certainly walk Notto's main avenue, Corso Vittorio Emanuele III.
It is located just 100 meters from the Cathedral, the main landmark in Notto and 20 meters form Caffe Sicila, the best and most famous eatery in Notto (don't even think not stopping there, it would be a massive Fomo).
So don't miss it and after climbing to the Campanile, have a cold drink or a Granita at Caffe Sicilia.
Written 4 April 2020
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Steph H
Bristol, UK41 contributions
Oct 2019
We paid the 2 euros per person to walk up the narrow staircase to the bell tower and were not disappointed! The views from both viewing platforms (one mid way up the staircase and the other up the top by the bells) were beautiful. You could see and appreciate the Noto baroque architecture. We only had to wait a couple of minutes to let other visitors come down to avoid crowding on the staircase or at the top. We would highly recommend if you're visiting Noto.
Written 20 November 2019
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KTGP
Adelaide, Australia5,865 contributions
Apr 2018 • Couples
Lovely and wonderfully preserved little Baroque church, where it is possible to visit the terrace of the bell tower. For €2 climb the 80 steps of the stone spiral staircase to reach the terrace, which offers great views down Corso Vittorio Emanuele and across Noto. From up on the terrace it highlights how grand San Nicola Cathedral is, with all the steps leading up to it.
Chiesa di San Carlo Borromeo is also known as Chiesa San Carlo al Corso. It was the church of the Jesuits whose monastery still adjoins the church. San Carlo Borromeo was built in 1730, to replace a previous church destroyed in the 1693 earthquake of the town. It is thought maybe Rosario Gagliardi was the architect, others think it may have been his pupil Vincenzo Sinatra. Both men along with a handful of other architects, were instrumental in rebuilding Noto after the 1693 earthquake which devastated the town.
Chiesa di San Carlo Borromeo is also known as Chiesa San Carlo al Corso. It was the church of the Jesuits whose monastery still adjoins the church. San Carlo Borromeo was built in 1730, to replace a previous church destroyed in the 1693 earthquake of the town. It is thought maybe Rosario Gagliardi was the architect, others think it may have been his pupil Vincenzo Sinatra. Both men along with a handful of other architects, were instrumental in rebuilding Noto after the 1693 earthquake which devastated the town.
Written 28 August 2018
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Richard_Harpum
Doncaster, United Kingdom1,819 contributions
May 2017 • Couples
My wife and I visited the Chiesa di San Carlo Borromeo in Noto during a two-week vacation in Sicily. It is located on the main Corso Vittorio Emanuale on which most of the churches in Noto are situated.
Entry is free but there is an option to visit the tower for a fee of Euro 2 pp which we did not opt for having climbed enough steps for one day!
The interior is classic Baroque but not as elaborate as the nearby Basilica Santissimo Salvatore.
Worth popping in to if you are visiting Noto.
Entry is free but there is an option to visit the tower for a fee of Euro 2 pp which we did not opt for having climbed enough steps for one day!
The interior is classic Baroque but not as elaborate as the nearby Basilica Santissimo Salvatore.
Worth popping in to if you are visiting Noto.
Written 31 May 2017
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Marshall B
Ferney-Voltaire, France5,133 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
There is so much to see in Noto - and each church and each building offers something special. We did not spend much time in this church, and nor did we take advantage of the bell tower (we had gone to the top of the Church of Santa Chiara earlier in the day, but it is probably the same experience - don't miss at least one of them to really get the best view of Noto), but the architecture is impressive and the ceiling paintings likewise worth viewing.
Written 30 October 2024
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David S
Ashbourne, UK596 contributions
Aug 2024 • Family
Bell tower c300yrs old and 80 narrow steps up spiral staircase well worth the 2.5 euros for the best view in Noto. Nice cafes / shops nearby.
Written 10 August 2024
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IlyaNJ
Marlboro, NJ990 contributions
Sept 2021
As with most of the Baroque churches in Val di Noto, San Carlo is a bit understated inside, but still with many interesting details. The killer feature here is access to the tower, for amazing views over the central Noto.
Written 7 October 2021
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phat_dawg_21
Alpharetta, GA17,370 contributions
June 2021
The pale yellow and white interior is a nice change from some of the very ornate Baroque churches we saw in other parts of Sicily.
Written 6 August 2021
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Vorrei conoscere gli orari per la salita al campanile nel mese di luglio
Written 14 July 2018
Scusa se rispondo con tantissimo ritardo, ma non realmente conosco gli orari. Mi spiace.
Written 13 February 2019
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