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 two churches

Searching for colour

The Maiolica of the staircase

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A triumph of colour

Prominent façade

A new site for a new city

A miniature city

Many owners, one palace

The Burgos crucifix

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A half-Baroque church

A prominent church

A square as the heart of the city

A new site for a new church

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A colourful floor

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

An eagle-shaped city

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

New roads for Catania

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

One city, three sites

Discovering the mother church

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The internal colours

The wall comes to life

The city of museums

The Staircase of Angels

A Nobel Prize in Modica

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The chocolate of Modica

A feast only for Scicli

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A museum to save a tradition

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

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The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A majestic and luminous church

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Two illustrious patron saints

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A long reconstruction

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A hall for the feasts

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

A symbol for the town

The colours of the cathedral

The disastrous earthquake

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

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

A small room with a golden entrance

The façade used as a puppet theatre

From International Gothic to present day

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The church of Carmine

Some masterpieces

Norman apses

The theatre of taste

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

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A talking palace

A city in colour

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The interior and its masterpieces

Wonderful quick decorations

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

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Some prestigious works

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

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

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

One city, two sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The Baroque town by the sea

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Between white and black

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Feast days

Connections with other UNESCO sites