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 role of the religious orders in rebuilding the Val di Noto

Some masterpieces

Two illustrious patron saints

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Discovering the mother church

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

The Burgos crucifix

The Baroque town by the sea

The interior and its masterpieces

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The Staircase of Angels

Searching for colour

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A city in colour

Connections with other UNESCO sites

One city, two sites

One city, three sites

The chocolate of Modica

Between white and black

Feasting in Palazzolo

A long reconstruction

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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

From International Gothic to present day

A small room with a golden entrance

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A square as the heart of the city

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A museum to save a tradition

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A symbol for the town

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A feast only for Scicli

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A majestic and luminous church

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

New roads for Catania

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Many owners, one palace

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A new site for a new city

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Wonderful quick decorations

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Limestone, the colour of harmony

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

A new site for a new church

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The internal colours

Feast days

Prominent façade

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The city of museums

A hall for the feasts

The two churches

Norman apses

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A prominent church

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The theatre of taste

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The disastrous earthquake

Some prestigious works

A talking palace

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A colourful floor

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

A triumph of colour

The Maiolica of the staircase

An eagle-shaped city

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

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A miniature city

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

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

The wall comes to life

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

A half-Baroque church

The church of Carmine

The colours of the cathedral

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

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