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Cathedral & Museum

Cattedrale di San Gerlando

Agrigento's cathedral, at the very top of the old town.
The Cathedral (Viewpoint) Wayfinding Agrigento Aperitivo Hour Piazzetta VadalĂ  & Empedocles Via Garibaldi & the Rabato The Rabato Courtyards Villa Bonfiglio Park Teatro Pirandello Cattedrale di San Gerlando Santa Maria dei Greci Chiesa del Purgatorio Monastero di Santo Spirito Museo Archeologico Regionale
Quick Facts
Founded11th century
Dedicated toSan Gerlando
Ticket coversCathedral, tower, Diocesan Museum

Founded in the 11th century under Norman rule and reworked many times since, the cathedral layers Gothic and Baroque additions onto its original core. It's dedicated to San Gerlando, the city's first Norman-era bishop.

Its bell tower was never finished, a fact that's oddly easy to miss until it's pointed out. A combined ticket covers the cathedral itself, a climb up that unfinished tower, and the adjoining Diocesan Museum, which holds a strong collection of Byzantine and post-Byzantine religious art.