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 symbol for the town

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Some prestigious works

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A prominent church

The interior and its masterpieces

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A museum to save a tradition

A colourful floor

Feast days

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

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

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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The colours of the cathedral

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Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A long reconstruction

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The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

The theatre of taste

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

The city of museums

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

A new site for a new city

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A small room with a golden entrance

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

From International Gothic to present day

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Norman apses

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Many owners, one palace

A talking palace

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A city in colour

Between white and black

A half-Baroque church

A hall for the feasts

A new site for a new church

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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

Two illustrious patron saints

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The church of Carmine

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The Baroque town by the sea

A miniature city

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

New roads for Catania

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A feast only for Scicli

Wonderful quick decorations

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Prominent façade

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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A square as the heart of the city

Some masterpieces

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

The Burgos crucifix

One city, two sites

An eagle-shaped city

The Maiolica of the staircase

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Searching for colour

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

One city, three sites

The chocolate of Modica

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Feasting in Palazzolo

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The Staircase of Angels

The wall comes to life

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Discovering the mother church

The disastrous earthquake

The two churches

A triumph of colour

A majestic and luminous church

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The internal colours