Experts' Choice Award Basilica Cateriniana Di S. Domenico
What the experts agree on
This massive 13th-century Dominican basilica impresses with its austere Gothic architecture and houses celebrated frescoes by Sodoma depicting St. Catherine in ecstasy, the saint central to the church's spiritual significance.
“St Catherine was welcomed into the Dominican fold within this huge and austere 13th-century basilica.”
– Lonely Planet
Fodor's " On either side of the chapel are well-known frescoes by Sodoma (aka Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, 1477–1549) of St. Catherine in Ecstasy." Full review
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Don't miss the view of the Duomo and town center from the apse-side terrace.
