Located in the Bugeber district, the Church of Santa Chiara was built in 1570 and is dedicated to Saint Clare, whose feast day is celebrated on August 11th. This church exemplifies the classic rural Pantellerian ecclesiastical architecture: a single nave constructed with local lava stone masonry, featuring a barrel-vaulted ceiling and a gabled roof. The structure comprises continuous load-bearing walls, squared at the corners and irregular elsewhere. The vault's exterior is waterproofed with a mixture of volcanic lapilli (locally known as tuffu) and lime, laid over compacted earth and compressed using wooden mallets. Inside, the floor is adorned with glazed terracotta tiles. At the far end, above the altar, there is an image of Saint Clare at the feet of the Madonna, painted on canvas by the so-called santàri, or painters of saints. Behind the altar, there is a small sacristy.
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