The Mother Church of San Michele di Ganzaria is also known as the “Temple of the French” because it was built by the Angevins at the turn of the 13th century.
Originally of a small size, it has been enlarged and embellished over the centuries.
The two bell towers were added in 1926 and 1948.
Today the church has 19th-century forms. The architect Filippo Basile restored the façade in Gothic-Cistercian style, with simple lines and two false pointed side portals, as well as the entrance one.
The façade is divided into three parts by horizontal white lines. The upper part is surmounted by an iron cross with a weathervane, while below it there is a rose window. In the second band there is a window through which, from the inside, you can admire a magnificent stained-glass window depicting the St. Michael the Archangel holding a sword in his hand. The floor plan is a Latin cross with three naves and eight columns supporting the arches.
