Rating
4.6/5 (based on Google user reviews)
User Reviews
Carla Beasley (44 days ago)
What a beautiful chapel and stunning Caravaggio. Take a Euro coin with you. You'll need it to pay to see the painting lit up.
What a beautiful chapel and stunning Caravaggio. Take a Euro coin with you. You'll need it to pay to see the painting lit up.
Robert Hlavatý (3 months ago)
The church is nice and of course the Caravaggio on the main altar. But cannot be approached closer, you can only observe from a distance and if the sunlight is not in your favor, you won't see much. The tomb is not too impressive, except the statue. The actual body of Santa Lucia is in Venice and this is a place of her martyrdom. The square with the park itself is an adventurous place with all sorts of weird or annoying people (beggars, drunks).Not dangerous but the church would fit better in Ortigia old town, this is a modern district.
The church is nice and of course the Caravaggio on the main altar. But cannot be approached closer, you can only observe from a distance and if the sunlight is not in your favor, you won't see much. The tomb is not too impressive, except the statue. The actual body of Santa Lucia is in Venice and this is a place of her martyrdom. The square with the park itself is an adventurous place with all sorts of weird or annoying people (beggars, drunks).Not dangerous but the church would fit better in Ortigia old town, this is a modern district.
Oscar Cray (7 months ago)
Beautiful church with the opportunity to get up close to a Caravaggio painting. Which costs only 1€ to light up for 4 minutes.
Beautiful church with the opportunity to get up close to a Caravaggio painting. Which costs only 1€ to light up for 4 minutes.
Krista S (2 years ago)
Wonderful church. We got there about an hour before their siesta time which I think was 12:45. If you miss that cutoff, you have to wait until they reopen at 3pm. Bring some Euro change with you as there is a pay-per-light timer that lights up the Caravaggio (one of about 4 paintings in Sicily). We did not have change so we had to wait until someone lit it. The church staff are so friendly and passionate about the church. A pleasure to talk to them. We also did the catacombs of St Lucy and that was quite the interesting tour. Definitely a must do along with the church.
Wonderful church. We got there about an hour before their siesta time which I think was 12:45. If you miss that cutoff, you have to wait until they reopen at 3pm. Bring some Euro change with you as there is a pay-per-light timer that lights up the Caravaggio (one of about 4 paintings in Sicily). We did not have change so we had to wait until someone lit it. The church staff are so friendly and passionate about the church. A pleasure to talk to them. We also did the catacombs of St Lucy and that was quite the interesting tour. Definitely a must do along with the church.
Ihor Zeiger (3 years ago)
The building itself is interesting, but the true gem is the only Caravaggio painting in Sicily. It’s in dark, but to the left of the altar you have a machine which can illuminate the painting - 4 minutes for 1 euro. It worths every penny. Don’t miss near by tomb of Santa Lucia
The building itself is interesting, but the true gem is the only Caravaggio painting in Sicily. It’s in dark, but to the left of the altar you have a machine which can illuminate the painting - 4 minutes for 1 euro. It worths every penny. Don’t miss near by tomb of Santa Lucia
