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 Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The internal colours

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A small room with a golden entrance

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A triumph of colour

The Baroque town by the sea

The disastrous earthquake

Some masterpieces

The city of museums

A square as the heart of the city

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The colours of the cathedral

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

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Two illustrious patron saints

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

A miniature city

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Wonderful quick decorations

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Discovering the mother church

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Prominent façade

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

The church of Carmine

The two churches

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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

The Staircase of Angels

The wall comes to life

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A city in colour

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The interior and its masterpieces

Between white and black

A museum to save a tradition

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Feast days

A majestic and luminous church

New roads for Catania

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A feast only for Scicli

Many owners, one palace

From International Gothic to present day

A new site for a new city

St. Sebastian, so much work!

An eagle-shaped city

A prominent church

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The Burgos crucifix

A talking palace

One city, two sites

The chocolate of Modica

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

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

A new site for a new church

Searching for colour

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The theatre of taste

Some prestigious works

A long reconstruction

Norman apses

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A colourful floor

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A half-Baroque church

A hall for the feasts

One city, three sites

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Feasting in Palazzolo

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

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

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A symbol for the town

Limestone, the colour of harmony

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe