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 theatre of taste

A half-Baroque church

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A small room with a golden entrance

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A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

One city, three sites

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The Staircase of Angels

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Searching for colour

From International Gothic to present day

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A hall for the feasts

A long reconstruction

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Some prestigious works

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The internal colours

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Norman apses

Many owners, one palace

A symbol for the town

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A new site for a new city

Feasting in Palazzolo

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The disastrous earthquake

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

A new site for a new church

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The chocolate of Modica

Two illustrious patron saints

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A talking palace

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Wonderful quick decorations

An eagle-shaped city

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A colourful floor

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The Burgos crucifix

A majestic and luminous church

The wall comes to life

The two churches

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A miniature city

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

New roads for Catania

The Baroque town by the sea

Feast days

A city in colour

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

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Connections with other UNESCO sites

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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

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The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A square as the heart of the city

The colours of the cathedral

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

A feast only for Scicli

One city, two sites

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

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

The interior and its masterpieces

Prominent façade

A prominent church

A museum to save a tradition

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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Some masterpieces

The church of Carmine

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The Maiolica of the staircase

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

The city of museums

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A triumph of colour

Between white and black

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Discovering the mother church

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