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

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A small room with a golden entrance

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

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

New roads for Catania

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Some masterpieces

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A talking palace

Some prestigious works

An eagle-shaped city

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A new site for a new church

Searching for colour

The chocolate of Modica

The city of museums

Between white and black

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

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The Maiolica of the staircase

One city, three sites

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

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

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

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The internal colours

From International Gothic to present day

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

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A prominent church

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The colours of the cathedral

The disastrous earthquake

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A long reconstruction

A new site for a new city

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

The Burgos crucifix

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Discovering the mother church

Connections with other UNESCO sites

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

The interior and its masterpieces

A majestic and luminous church

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A museum to save a tradition

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A symbol for the town

A colourful floor

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The Baroque town by the sea

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The theatre of taste

A triumph of colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Many owners, one palace

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A hall for the feasts

A city in colour

The wall comes to life

The two churches

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The Staircase of Angels

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

Norman apses

One city, two sites

A square as the heart of the city

Wonderful quick decorations

Feast days

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A feast only for Scicli

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Feasting in Palazzolo

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Two illustrious patron saints

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

A miniature city

A half-Baroque church

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Prominent façade