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 Santa Maria del Carmelo

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Feast days

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Wonderful quick decorations

Some masterpieces

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The Maiolica of the staircase

Prominent façade

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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

Some prestigious works

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

From International Gothic to present day

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Searching for colour

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A colourful floor

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

The theatre of taste

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A prominent church

A symbol for the town

A miniature city

The city of museums

A half-Baroque church

Discovering the mother church

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A new site for a new city

An eagle-shaped city

Between white and black

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The chocolate of Modica

A feast only for Scicli

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The church of Carmine

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The internal colours

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

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

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The Baroque town by the sea

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A city in colour

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

One city, three sites

A hall for the feasts

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

A majestic and luminous church

Norman apses

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Two illustrious patron saints

New roads for Catania

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The disastrous earthquake

A triumph of colour

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

Many owners, one palace

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Burgos crucifix

The wall comes to life

The Staircase of Angels

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The colours of the cathedral

A museum to save a tradition

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A square as the heart of the city

One city, two sites

The two churches

Feasting in Palazzolo

A new site for a new church

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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

A small room with a golden entrance

The interior and its masterpieces

A long reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A talking palace