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Cattedrale del San Salvatore

TIME : 2016/2/18 20:56:33

Nothing else in Mazara even comes close to the Museo del Satiro but it is pleasant enough to wander around the town, and the central piazza, Piazza della Repubblica, is an attractive set piece. Stick your head in the 11th-century Cattedrale del San Salvatore, which was completely rebuilt in the 17th century in the baroque style.

Over the portal is a relief from the 16th century of Count Roger trampling a Saracen. Inside, there is a heavily ornamented altar featuring the Transfiguration, surrounded by a bevy of statues by Domenico and Antonello Gagini, and stuccowork by Antonio Ferraro. In the chapel to the right of the altar is a rare 13th-century painted cross.