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 city of museums

The theatre of taste

An eagle-shaped city

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

One city, two sites

The Maiolica of the staircase

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

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

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

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The colours of the cathedral

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The chocolate of Modica

A feast only for Scicli

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

New roads for Catania

Feast days

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Staircase of Angels

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Prominent façade

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

One city, three sites

Two illustrious patron saints

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A museum to save a tradition

Some masterpieces

Discovering the mother church

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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The two churches

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A half-Baroque church

Between white and black

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The church of Carmine

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A prominent church

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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

A city in colour

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

A new site for a new church

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

From International Gothic to present day

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A square as the heart of the city

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The disastrous earthquake

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A long reconstruction

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A miniature city

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

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

Limestone, the colour of harmony

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The internal colours

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

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Searching for colour

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A new site for a new city

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A small room with a golden entrance

A talking palace

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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

Norman apses

A triumph of colour

Feasting in Palazzolo

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Some prestigious works

The interior and its masterpieces

The Baroque town by the sea

A colourful floor

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

The Burgos crucifix

Wonderful quick decorations

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

Many owners, one palace

A majestic and luminous church

A symbol for the town

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

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The wall comes to life

A hall for the feasts