Church of San Giuseppe in Campofelice di Fitalia

La Church of St. Joseph is located in Corso Vittorio Emanuele in Campofelice di Fitalia and it's the Town parish, a point of reference for the local religious community, in the Metropolitan City of Palermo.

The village, which developed in the first half of the nineteenth century, is famous in Sicily for the Tavuliata, the traditional table laden with local delicacies, on the occasion of feast of Saint Joseph, Patron Saint of the country.

The statue of the Patriarch that every year leaves the Church of San Giuseppe on March 19, was built two centuries ago and is still today the object of devotion of the faithful.

The architecture of the Church of San Giuseppe in Campofelice di Fitalia and the works it houses

The Church of San Giuseppe is a building located along the main street of the village and perfectly integrated into the urban fabric of the town.

The main façade of the Church looks onto the delightful little square in front of it, which also acts as a churchyard, as the Church faces directly onto the sidewalk of the Corso. Without a staircase, the entrance to the Church consists of a large wooden door, positioned in the middle of the central body; from here, the white stone base branches off, running towards the sides of the building, also touching the structure of the lateral bell tower.

The door, inserted in a round arch, is surmounted by the triangular pediment which also contains the niche of the saint, while in the upper order we find only the rose window; on the same level, on the bell tower, is the town clock, while the belfry overlooks the whole structure.

In the church, the oldest work of art to admire is the statue of St. Joseph, built in the early XNUMXth century and still carried in procession by the faithful today.

What to do at the Church of San Giuseppe in Campofelice di Fitalia and in the surrounding area

Campofelice di Fitalia was born as a feud at the beginning of the XNUMXth century and its long and troubled history stabilized only in the XNUMXth century. The administrative uncertainty and the historical events of Campofelice, suspended between feudalism and immigration, have made this center a multicultural place, where you can admire buildings such as the Church of San Giuseppe and the remains of the ancient Church of St. Nicholas.

The historic center of Campofelice consists of a small group of buildings built in the fifteenth century, next to which the Casale di Fitalia developed, from which the whole village originated. There Feudal residence of Prince Naselli it is still visible, in its ruins, in the village.

However, a stay in Campofelice di Fitalia also offers you other attractions to visit in the surrounding area, such as the nearby one Oriented Nature Reserve of Monte Carcaci e Rocca Busambra, just 26 km from the town. This area is also full of small but interesting inhabited centres, such as roccapalumba to the East, where you can visit, among other things, the Territory Museum and Bisacquino to the West, where there is the Clock Museum. Other nearby attractions are the remains of pre-Hellenistic settlements and an ancient necropolis.

The capital of the Sicilian Region, the marvelous Palermo, can instead be reached in just over an hour's journey from Campofelice di Fitalia, making the village a perfect strategic base for those wishing to visit north-western Sicily.

How is it possible to get to Campofelice di Fitalia

The Church of San Giuseppe in Campofelice di Fitalia is located in Corso Vittorio Emanuele at number 69. To get to the town by driving feel, you can take the exit for Trabia from the A19 Palermo-Catania, where the junction is about 23 km from the centre; on the train, the closest station is that of Trabia, where you will find buses and shuttles going to the town.