CataniaAci Catena.
The town spread around the Palazzo of the Riggio farnily, Princes of Campofiorito, and expanded with the arrival of inhabitants from neigh-bouring villages after the earthquake in 1693. Until 1826 it was called Scarpi.

The Chiesa Madre, Madonna della Catena, a little further on up the hill, is a reconstruction of the original church destroyed in the 1693 earthquake; it contains a painting by Paolo Pasta of Rebecca at the fountain. At the side of the church is Palazzo Riggio, the size of which says much about the financial resources of the farnily that once owned the town. Further up still is the 17th c. Chiesa di Sant'Antonio di Padova, which contains a number of fine works: The Glory of the Virgin and the Infant, by Pietro Paolo Vasta, in the high altar (18th c.), a beautiful wooden crucifix (early 18thc.) by Fra' Umile da Petralia, and various wooden and marble statues. In Corso Vittorio Emanuele, at the top of a striking ramp of stairs, is the church of Santa Lucia, also built after the earthquake of 1693, situated in a commanding position dorninating a number of streets.