What you'll hear inside Monastery of the Benedictines of San Nicolás de la Arena:

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  Cloister of Levante

  The Claustro di Levante is the first of two principal cloisters within the monastery, featuring a lush central garden bordered by arcaded porticos with semicircular arches resting on pilasters and a…

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  Cloister of the Marbles

  The Claustro de los Mármoles, also known as the Chiostro dei Marmi or Claustro di Poniente, is the oldest cloister within the monastic complex and follows the original square layout of the monastery…

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  Sala Vaccarini (Biblioteca)

  Sala Vaccarini is the principal library hall within the Benedictine Monastery in Catania, housing the Civic Library and the A.

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  Gran Refectory

  The Gran Refectorio, now the Aula Magna 'Santo Mazzarino' of the Humanities Department at the University of Catania, is an impressive hall of elongated rectangular form with semicircular ends.

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  Organ of Donato Del Piano

  The great organ of Donato Del Piano was inaugurated in 1767 and stands as one of Sicily's most imposing Baroque instruments, situated in the presbytery and apse of the church of San Nicolò l'Arena.

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  Military Sanctuary of the Fallen

  The Military Sanctuary of the Fallen lies beneath the main apse of San Nicolò l'Arena church and underneath several monastery rooms, accessed from the left side of the transept.

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  Roman House (underground archaeological site)

  The Domus Romana is an underground archaeological site situated beneath the monastery, containing the remains of a 2nd-century Roman dwelling uncovered during university restoration works.

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  Girolamo Palazzotto's Grand Staircase

  The principal staircase of San Nicolò l'Arena, a Benedictine monastery in Catania, is a monumental flight designed by architect Girolamo Palazzotto in the 18th century.