Chiesa di San Quirico Martire (Church of St Cyricus the Martyr)

The façade of the Church dedicated to St Cyricus the Martyr looks stern in its style and overall design, and originally had a Latin cross plan.
Flanked by a bell tower, the end of the façade softens into gentler lines, creating a curvilinear connection with the double-pitched roof. The church was presumably built in the 16th century as the chapel of the nearby Dominican Convent.

The alleged dating has been suggested by a recent restoration, during which a Latin inscription from 1608 was found in the furnishings of the altar in the second Chapel on the right. Such a chapel, which is locally known as “Cappella Pintada” or painted chapel, has been identified as being part of the original core; the high altar is actually located there. The Art Deco fresco that currently decorates all the vault and the upper third of the walls is further proof of the importance it must have originally had. 

Over the years, the church has been enhanced by another four chapels, the bell tower and the vestry; it has a raised marble altar with steps and a banister, a folding pipe organ, a marble pulpit, a stoup, several artistically valuable pieces, such as the paintings of the Stations of the Cross, oil paintings on board, several wooden and classic statues, ceremonial vestments and holy objects used in the religious rites.