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 church of Carmine

Feasting in Palazzolo

The Maiolica of the staircase

A new site for a new city

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The city of museums

A symbol for the town

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The wall comes to life

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

The colours of the cathedral

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Wonderful quick decorations

The chocolate of Modica

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The disastrous earthquake

A new site for a new church

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A triumph of colour

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The theatre of taste

The interior and its masterpieces

Searching for colour

A square as the heart of the city

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

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Feast days

New roads for Catania

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Many owners, one palace

From International Gothic to present day

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Discovering the mother church

Norman apses

A talking palace

A long reconstruction

One city, two sites

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A prominent church

A hall for the feasts

Connections with other UNESCO sites

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

A half-Baroque church

A miniature city

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The Burgos crucifix

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

An eagle-shaped city

Some masterpieces

Some prestigious works

Between white and black

Two illustrious patron saints

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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

The Baroque town by the sea

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The internal colours

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

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

A museum to save a tradition

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

A majestic and luminous church

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

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

A colourful floor

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A small room with a golden entrance

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A city in colour

One city, three sites

A feast only for Scicli

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Prominent façade

The two churches

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Staircase of Angels

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

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