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Caltagirone is a town in the province of Catania, famous for its Sicilian ceramics. The city has been long famous for the production of pottery and terra-cotta wares.
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C E R A M I C A Caltagirone
Caltagirone Caltagirone is a town in the province of Catania, on the island (and region) of Sicily, about 70 km SW of Catania. The city has been long famous for the production of pottery and terra-cotta wares. Nowadays the production is more and more oriented to artistic production of ceramics and terra-cotta sculptures. Caltagironeeste un oraş situat în provincia Catania, în insula (şi regiunea) Sicilia, la cca 70 km sud-vest de Catania. Oraşul este faimos datorită producţiei de ceramicăşi faianţă, o tradiţie milenară. În zilele noastre producţia este orientată tot mai mult spre creaţia artistică de ceramicăşi sculptura de teracotta
Caltagirone Other activities are mainly related to agriculture (production of grapes, olives, peaches). The city was almost completely destroyed by the earthquake of 1693. Many public and private buildings have then been reconstructed in earthquake Baroque style. Primarily for this reason, the city has been inserted, together with the surrounding territory in an area protected by the UNESCO World Heritage program. Alte activitãţi sunt legate în special de agriculturã (mãslini, piersici viticulturã). Oraşul a fost distrus aproape total de cutremurul din 1693. Multe clãdiri publice sau private au fost refãcute în stil baroc, motiv pentru care oraşul a fost inclus în patrimoniul mondial UNESCO.
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