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 Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A prominent church

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

A new site for a new city

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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

Some masterpieces

The Baroque town by the sea

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

The Burgos crucifix

A long reconstruction

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A talking palace

Between white and black

A colourful floor

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Wonderful quick decorations

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A half-Baroque church

The two churches

A majestic and luminous church

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

An eagle-shaped city

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Two illustrious patron saints

The church of Carmine

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

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

One city, two sites

A city in colour

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Feast days

The wall comes to life

Feasting in Palazzolo

The theatre of taste

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The disastrous earthquake

A new site for a new church

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The interior and its masterpieces

Some prestigious works

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

The city of museums

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Searching for colour

Discovering the mother church

A triumph of colour

Many owners, one palace

A small room with a golden entrance

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A hall for the feasts

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The Staircase of Angels

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A museum to save a tradition

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A miniature city

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

From International Gothic to present day

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A symbol for the town

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The Maiolica of the staircase

New roads for Catania

The chocolate of Modica

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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

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

Norman apses

A feast only for Scicli

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

One city, three sites

Prominent façade

The colours of the cathedral

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A square as the heart of the city

Limestone, the colour of harmony

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The internal colours