Santa Lucia alla Badia
Guide
Photo: Ludvig14 · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeChurchAllow 15–20 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A baroque church at the end of the cathedral square where Caravaggio's Burial of Saint Lucy is usually hung.
A brief history
Caravaggio painted it in 1608 while on the run; the painting moves between this church and Santa Lucia al Sepolcro (check where it is).
Tips
- Best time
- Morning
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 15–20 min
- Free days
- Always free
- Hours
- Usually open daily, closed at lunch (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- Ortygia: The island old town: baroque squares, the cathedral built into a Greek temple, and the sea all round.
- Dress code
- Shoulders and knees covered
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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