- Sortino
Sortino ("Surtinu" in Sicilian, "Sciurtinu" in the local dialect) is a town and commune in the
Province of Syracuse ,Sicily (Italy ). As of 2007 Chiaramonte Gulfi had an estimated population of 8,947.cite web | url=http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?men=gpro&des=gamelan&geo=457759503 | title="The World Gazetteer" | accessdate=2007-02-24]The
Necropolis of Pantalica , part of theUNESCO World Heritage Site of "Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica" is situated between Sortino andFerla .Demographics
Churches
Sortino has fifteen
Roman Catholic churches despite only having a population of under 9,000 people. The main church is the "Chiesa Madre di S. Giovanni Evangelista". Below is a list of them all.
*Chiesa del Monastero,
*Chiesa di S. Sebastiano,
*Chiesa di S. Sofia,
*Chiesa Madre di S. Giovanni Evangelista,
*Chiesa di S. Benedetto,
*Chiesa di S. Pietro,
*Chiesa dei Cappuccini,
*Chiesa del Collegio,
*Chiesa di S. Antonio Abate,
*Chiesa di S. Mauro,
*Chiesa della SS. Annunziata,
*Chiesa del Purgatorio,
*Chiesa del Carmine,
*Chiesa di S. Francesco D'Assisi,
*Chiesa di S. Giuseppe.ources
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