Holiday apartment in Floridia: discover museums, festivals and beaches

Floridia combines churches, museums, local festivals and destinations in the surrounding area. Those planning a holiday apartment stay in Floridia can shape their days according to different interests: from Baroque architecture, art and regional history to festival traditions, beaches, ancient sites and viewpoints.

Churches and museums with a special history

The construction of the Chiesa Madre was financed in 1748 by Duke Ignazio Migliaccio and completed a few years later in what is now Piazza del Popolo. The three entrance portals of the Chiesa Madre were created between 2003 and 2004 by the sculptor Romeo Sandrin, who came from Padua. The Chiesa del Carmine is considered an example of Baroque ecclesiastical architecture. Beneath the church is a crypt with an altar and three ossuaries.

The private Museo Francesco Lombardo di Giuseppe is located in Floridia and was founded in 2010 by Giuseppe Lombardo in memory of Francesco Lombardo. On display are handmade rocking horses, “irti”, carts and carriages, as well as masks called “facceri”. The Museo etnografico “Nunzio Bruno”, on the other hand, documents the working lives of farm laborers and craftspeople on the Hyblaean Plateau. It also focuses on a traditional Floridian type of bread called “a chicco di grano”. It is housed in a building formed by combining the former district prison and the former Carabinieri barracks.

Art in the historic center

The Galleria civica di arte moderna e contemporanea is located on the piano nobile of the historic Palazzo “Raeli” in the heart of Floridia’s old town. It permanently displays important works by the Floridia-born artists Antonio Brancato, Tano Brancato, Lino Tinè and Turi Volanti. These four artists are considered internationally renowned painters and sculptors.

Festivals and Floridian traditions

During Ascension Week, an unsaddled horse race takes place along the city’s main street. The Festa dell'Ascensione also includes the blessing of the horses in the forecourt of the Chiesa Madre. Scialacori is Floridia’s Notte bianca: an evening festival featuring nighttime activities in the historic center. Scialacori takes place on the first weekend of September.

Beaches, ancient sites and viewpoints

Spiaggia Arenella, Spiaggia finanza siracusa and Spiaggia Fontane Bianche are beaches in the surrounding area of Floridia. Guglia di Marcello and Area archeologica di Thapsos are ancient sites in the surrounding area of Floridia. Castello Eurialo is a castle in the surrounding area of Floridia. Panorama dalla Terrazza del Teatro Greco is a viewpoint in the surrounding area of Floridia.

When choosing your holiday apartment in Floridia, you can therefore first decide which themes should shape your stay. Churches, museums and art lend themselves to a culture-focused pace; the festivals add their own distinctive touches, while beaches, ancient sites and the viewpoint cater to other excursion interests.

Further destinations for your travel planning

More travel ideas: Arenella, Ferla, Priolo Gargallo, Plemmirio, Granelli, Buccheri, Cassibile, Lido Di Noto.

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