Muzeu Church of the Ottimati

Welcome!
In this audio guide we will take you on a tour of the Church of Maria SS.ma Annunziata, better known as the Church of the Ottimati, in Reggio Calabria.

We will tell you its difficult history, marked by seismic events and wars, from its first foundation in the 10th century to its reconstruction after 1908.

We will take you inside the present building, illustrating its most important works of art.
Discover with us the fascinating history of the church of the noble Ottimati !

Translation and narrative voice by

The audio-guide was realised in the school year 2022-2023 by the students of class IV C of the Liceo Classico and class IV B of the Liceo Linguistico "Luigi Nostro" of Villa San Giovanni, as part of the PCTO "Chiese aperte: l'arte racconta" (Open Churches: art narrates), by virtue of a special agreement between the School and the Archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova - Diocesan Museum.
The Course was coordinated by Dr. Lucia Lojacono, director of the Diocesan Museum (external tutor) and supervised by Dr. Elisa Bonacini, an expert in digital storytelling of cultural heritage (external expert).
For the School, Prof. Liliana Santoro, Italian teacher (internal tutor) and Prof. Domenico Rifatto, History of Art teacher (internal tutor) supervised the students' work.

Opening hours of the church for visits on weekdays
September-June 9am-11am / 5.30pm-7pm (Sat and Sun opening at 6.30pm)
July-August 6.30pm-7.00pm

Holidays
All year round 9.15am - 9.45am / 6pm - 7pm​