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.

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A new site for a new city

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A small room with a golden entrance

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

One city, two sites

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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

Norman apses

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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

An eagle-shaped city

The chocolate of Modica

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The Burgos crucifix

The colours of the cathedral

A long reconstruction

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

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Some prestigious works

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A museum to save a tradition

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

Two illustrious patron saints

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The theatre of taste

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A square as the heart of the city

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

A triumph of colour

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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

Searching for colour

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A talking palace

The city of museums

Wonderful quick decorations

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The wall comes to life

A feast only for Scicli

A symbol for the town

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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

Between white and black

The internal colours

Some masterpieces

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

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

The two churches

A miniature city

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A half-Baroque church

The Maiolica of the staircase

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Feast days

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The Staircase of Angels

Discovering the mother church

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

The disastrous earthquake

The church of Carmine

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Prominent façade

The interior and its masterpieces

From International Gothic to present day

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

Connections with other UNESCO sites

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Feasting in Palazzolo

A majestic and luminous church

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

One city, three sites

New roads for Catania

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A hall for the feasts

A prominent church

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A new site for a new church

A colourful floor

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The Baroque town by the sea

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A city in colour

Many owners, one palace