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The church is dedicated to all saints and the souls in purgatory.

As if the alleys of Ragusa were almost impossible to drive a car through.

A mobile train with tourists came through and almost pinned me to the wall passing by..

Taking part in traditional festivals is a great way of really getting to know Sicilian culture and folklore, immersing yourself in a world of music, colors and entertainment. The Feast of San Giorgio and Holy Week are two particularly fascinating and spectacular occasions to experience at first hand and carried by hand through the streets. .

The 18th-century interior of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.

The most solemn day of the Easter period is Good Friday, when the images of Our Lady of Sorrows and of Christ are carried on people’s shoulders in a procession.

Beautiful stained glass windows

View of a number of stained glass windows in the church

The interior has a Latin cross plan, delimited by columns with capitals richly sculpted by the master builder Carmelo Cultraro in 1731 and subsequently gilded.

The plaza in Ragusa

Church of San Giorgio also known as the Cathedral of John the Baptist. . Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday, when some statues of saints are moved into the Church of San Giorgio.

We were fortunate to be invited into a very old home in Ragusa Ibla. We were treated to his piano playing and then to all the antiques and Christmas Crèche within the house. A museum in itself. .

All of these Christmas Creche belonged in a museum. Beautiful.

. View of the plaza in Ragusa with the Cathedral San Giorgio. in the distance.

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