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.

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The Baroque town by the sea

An eagle-shaped city

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Between white and black

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

A triumph of colour

A miniature city

Two illustrious patron saints

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Wonderful quick decorations

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A feast only for Scicli

The Staircase of Angels

One city, two sites

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A colourful floor

The Maiolica of the staircase

A half-Baroque church

The internal colours

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A talking palace

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The chocolate of Modica

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A symbol for the town

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The two churches

A majestic and luminous church

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The theatre of taste

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From International Gothic to present day

New roads for Catania

A prominent church

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A new site for a new city

Norman apses

The church of Carmine

The interior and its masterpieces

Some prestigious works

The city of museums

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Searching for colour

Some masterpieces

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

The wall comes to life

Many owners, one palace

A hall for the feasts

A long reconstruction

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Burgos crucifix

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Prominent façade

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Feast days

A small room with a golden entrance

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Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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

A new site for a new church

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

Discovering the mother church

One city, three sites

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A museum to save a tradition

A square as the heart of the city

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

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Feasting in Palazzolo

The colours of the cathedral

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

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

The disastrous earthquake

A city in colour