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.

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Between white and black

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The senses tell the story of the Badia di Sant’Agata

From International Gothic to present day

Some prestigious works

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Giovanni Evangelista

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Norman apses

Modica, a city with ancient origins

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

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

One city, two sites

Some masterpieces

A colourful floor

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

The two churches

The Baroque town by the sea

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Giuliano ai Crociferi

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

A hall for the feasts

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A symbol for the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A triumph of colour

A small room with a golden entrance

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The chocolate of Modica

The Burgos crucifix

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A half-Baroque church

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The wall comes to life

The colours of the cathedral

The senses tell the Mother Church of San Nicolò and of the Santissimo Salvatore

The senses tell the story of the church of Santa Maria del Carmelo

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A miniature city

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

New roads for Catania

The interior and its masterpieces

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Two illustrious patron saints

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A feast only for Scicli

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A city in colour

The theatre of taste

A majestic and luminous church

The church of Carmine

A new site for a new city

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Prominent façade

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Discovering the mother church

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A prominent church

The city of museums

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The Maiolica of the staircase

The Staircase of Angels

Many owners, one palace

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Searching for colour

A long reconstruction

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A new site for a new church

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giovanni Battista

The disastrous earthquake

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

One city, three sites

The façade used as a puppet theatre

An eagle-shaped city

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The internal colours

A square as the heart of the city

A talking palace

Wonderful quick decorations

A museum to save a tradition

Feast days