{"id":40590,"date":"2013-08-15T08:26:39","date_gmt":"2013-08-15T15:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/?p=40590"},"modified":"2025-08-23T11:56:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T18:56:32","slug":"beautifully-decorated-staircase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/beautifully-decorated-staircase\/","title":{"rendered":"Beautifully Decorated Staircase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/beautifully-decorated-staircase\/001-337\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40591\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"809\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/00132.jpg\" alt=\"001\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40591\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nLocated in the Sicilian town of Caltagirone, La Scala di Santa Maria del Monte is an old 142-step staircase, each of which are decorated with a different ceramic pattern.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/beautifully-decorated-staircase\/beautifully-decorated-staircase-001\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40592\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"821\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Beautifully-Decorated-Staircase-001.jpg\" alt=\"Beautifully-Decorated-Staircase-001\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40592\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/beautifully-decorated-staircase\/beautifully-decorated-staircase-003\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40593\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Beautifully-Decorated-Staircase-003.jpg\" alt=\"Beautifully-Decorated-Staircase-003\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40593\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/beautifully-decorated-staircase\/beautifully-decorated-staircase-004\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40594\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"812\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Beautifully-Decorated-Staircase-004.jpg\" alt=\"Beautifully-Decorated-Staircase-004\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40594\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/beautifully-decorated-staircase\/beautifully-decorated-staircase-005\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40595\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"822\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Beautifully-Decorated-Staircase-005.jpg\" alt=\"Beautifully-Decorated-Staircase-005\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40595\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/beautifully-decorated-staircase\/beautifully-decorated-staircase-006\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40596\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"827\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Beautifully-Decorated-Staircase-006.jpg\" alt=\"Beautifully-Decorated-Staircase-006\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40596\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/beautifully-decorated-staircase\/beautifully-decorated-staircase-007\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40597\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"827\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Beautifully-Decorated-Staircase-007.jpg\" alt=\"Beautifully-Decorated-Staircase-007\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40597\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/beautifully-decorated-staircase\/beautifully-decorated-staircase-008\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-40598\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"853\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Beautifully-Decorated-Staircase-008.jpg\" alt=\"Beautifully-Decorated-Staircase-008\"  class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40598\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photos: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.andrea-annaloro.it\/aziende\/home\/standard\/home03dx.jsp?IDAzienda=43737\" title=\"Andrea Annaloro\" target=\"_blank\">Andrea Annaloro<\/a>\/<a href=\"http:\/\/www.comune.caltagirone.ct.it\/turismo\/index.php?option=com_content&#038;view=article&#038;id=12&#038;Itemid=69\" title=\"Municipality of Caltagirone\" target=\"_blank\">Municipality of Caltagirone<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sources: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guidasicilia.it\/ita\/main\/tradizioni\/sacro_profano\/luminaria.htm\" title=\"Guida Sicilia\" target=\"_blank\">Guida Sicilia<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelplan.it\/catania_guide_itineraries_caltagirone.htm\" title=\"Travel Plan\" target=\"_blank\">Travel Plan<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Located in the Sicilian town of Caltagirone, La Scala di Santa Maria del Monte is an old 142-step staircase, each of which are 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