Palazzolo Acreide

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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Many materials

Wood, white marble, colourful marble, canvas and gold are some of the materials used to compose the church’s works, each with different characteristics.
The smooth marble of the main altar contrasts with the irregular surface of the Solomonic columns of the rough and porous façade.
The hardness of the panel is completely different to the softness of the Tanasi’s Annunciation painting-artists must always take into account the type of material they are going to paint on or sculpt.

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The colours of the church

So many colours for one church!
The white stone of the façade shines as soon as a ray of sunshine hits it.
Inside, the floor has a hypnotic effect thanks to its decoration based on the contrast between the white and dark grey stone slabs.
The main altar, where the artist created a valuable piece of work, is a genuine triumph of colour thanks to the skilful combination of blue, red, yellow and white.

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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The role of the religious orders in rebuilding the Val di Noto

Feasting in Palazzolo

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A colourful floor

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A city in colour

A small room with a golden entrance

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The façade used as a puppet theatre

An eagle-shaped city

A talking palace

A museum to save a tradition

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A new site for a new church

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

One city, two sites

The Baroque town by the sea

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

From the contrast of the exterior to the internal jubilation of colours

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The Maiolica of the staircase

New roads for Catania

The wall comes to life

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

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St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A half-Baroque church

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The senses tell the Benedictine Monastery and San NicoIò l’Arena

Two illustrious patron saints

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The chocolate of Modica

Church of San Giuliano (St. Julian) on Via dei Crociferi: reconstruction

Some prestigious works

A long reconstruction

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Feast days

The disastrous earthquake

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Between white and black

The senses tell the story of the staircase of Santa Maria del Monte

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The two churches

Wonderful quick decorations

A symbol for the town

A majestic and luminous church

The church of Carmine

A new site for a new city

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The Staircase of Angels

A square as the heart of the city

The colours of the cathedral

A feast only for Scicli

Freedom of worship and the role of the Catholic Church in the diffusion of Baroque

The Burgos crucifix

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

One city, three sites

The city of museums

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The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The theatre of taste

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Searching for colour

From International Gothic to present day

Norman apses

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The internal colours

Discovering the mother church

Prominent façade

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A triumph of colour

Many owners, one palace

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A hall for the feasts

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The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Limestone, the colour of harmony

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Some masterpieces

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A prominent church

The interior and its masterpieces

A miniature city

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