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Caltagirone, in brief.

Maiolica ceramics, monumental tiled staircase.

A Baroque town in the hills of southeastern Sicily, celebrated for its centuries-old ceramic tradition.

Its monumental staircase of Santa Maria del Monte rises in 142 steps, each riser faced with hand-painted maiolica tiles.

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