Santuario di Santa Lucia al Sepolcro

Church has the Caravaggio. If you’re in the area you need to pop in! We got there from the hop on hop off bus route. There’s a great mural of the painting on the flats next to the church just as a bonus. Don’t need tickets. Free admission.

Nice little walk out from the hustle and bustle, great church with a magnificent piece of art!

Wonderful church. We got there about an hour before their siesta time which I think was 12:45. If you miss that cutoff, you have to wait until they reopen at 3pm. Bring some Euro change with you as there is a pay-per-light timer that lights up the Caravaggio (one of about 4 paintings in Sicily). We did not have change so we had to wait until someone lit it. The church staff are so friendly and passionate about the church. A pleasure to talk to them. We also did the catacombs of St Lucy and that was quite the interesting tour. Definitely a must do along with the church.

The church is nice and of course the Caravaggio on the main altar. But cannot be approached closer, you can only observe from a distance and if the sunlight is not in your favor, you won't see much. The tomb is not too impressive, except the statue. The actual body of Santa Lucia is in Venice and this is a place of her martyrdom. The square with the park itself is an adventurous place with all sorts of weird or annoying people (beggars, drunks).Not dangerous but the church would fit better in Ortigia old town, this is a modern district.

What a beautiful chapel and stunning Caravaggio. Take a Euro coin with you. You'll need it to pay to see the painting lit up.

The building itself is interesting, but the true gem is the only Caravaggio painting in Sicily. It’s in dark, but to the left of the altar you have a machine which can illuminate the painting - 4 minutes for 1 euro. It worths every penny. Don’t miss near by tomb of Santa Lucia

Came to see the Carravagio painting. My advice come in the morning or noon for better lighting as the west side opposite the altar/painting has a large window.

Beautiful church with the opportunity to get up close to a Caravaggio painting. Which costs only 1€ to light up for 4 minutes.