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 Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A city in colour

An eagle-shaped city

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The colours of the cathedral

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A museum to save a tradition

Prominent façade

The chocolate of Modica

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The interior and its masterpieces

A colourful floor

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

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

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

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A symbol for the town

A majestic and luminous church

Searching for colour

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

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A talking palace

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A half-Baroque church

Wonderful quick decorations

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

A hall for the feasts

Modica, a city with ancient origins

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The theatre of taste

Feast days

Between white and black

One city, three sites

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

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

A small room with a golden entrance

The city of museums

A new site for a new city

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

A triumph of colour

From International Gothic to present day

The Staircase of Angels

A feast only for Scicli

A long reconstruction

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A miniature city

Feasting in Palazzolo

The disastrous earthquake

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

A prominent church

The internal colours

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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

New roads for Catania

Some masterpieces

Many owners, one palace

A square as the heart of the city

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Maiolica of the staircase

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The two churches

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The church of Carmine

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Burgos crucifix

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A new site for a new church

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The Baroque town by the sea

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The wall comes to life

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Two illustrious patron saints

Norman apses

Some prestigious works

Discovering the mother church

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

One city, two sites

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town