Chiesa del Carmine

Nestled between the adjoining former Carmelite Convent and the neighboring building, the Chiesa del Carmine is a masterful example of Baroque architecture, standing at the border between the historic center and the new city, a jewel designed by Giuseppe Cino in 1710 and later completed by Mauro Manieri.\n\nA triumph of friezes and decorations adorns the façade, an elegant introduction to the interior with a Greek cross plan, where three chapels per side and a wide nave intersect the transept at the center of the presbytery.\n\nOn the right side of the transept are the altar of San Francesco di Paola, featuring a papier-mâché statue of the saint, and the altar of Sant’Anna with a painting of the Virgin with Child among Saints Anna, Joseph, and Joachim. On the opposite side of the transept, you'll find the wooden statue of the Virgin of Carmel placed in the altar of the Purification of the Virgin.\n\nAt the intersection of the two arms rises the imposing dome covered in green and white scales, soaring above the rooftops of the old city and shining over the entire historic center.