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 story of the church of San Giovanni Battista

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A triumph of colour

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A hall for the feasts

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Wonderful quick decorations

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The theatre of taste

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The church of Carmine

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The interior and its masterpieces

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Some prestigious works

Searching for colour

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A majestic and luminous church

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A colourful floor

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The Baroque town by the sea

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A city in colour

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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

The internal colours

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A miniature city

The Burgos crucifix

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A square as the heart of the city

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Discovering the mother church

A small room with a golden entrance

The chocolate of Modica

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

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Between white and black

A new site for a new church

New roads for Catania

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Feast days

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Modica, a city with ancient origins

An eagle-shaped city

One city, three sites

Two illustrious patron saints

The Maiolica of the staircase

From International Gothic to present day

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A long reconstruction

A prominent church

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The Staircase of Angels

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The colours of the cathedral

Many owners, one palace

A half-Baroque church

The disastrous earthquake

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A new site for a new city

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A museum to save a tradition

One city, two sites

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A talking palace

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The wall comes to life

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Norman apses

Feasting in Palazzolo

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The city of museums

Prominent façade

The two churches

Some masterpieces

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

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

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A feast only for Scicli

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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

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

A symbol for the town