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.

Connections with other UNESCO sites

One city, three sites

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The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A miniature city

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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The Barresi-Branciforte lords

One city, two sites

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Norman apses

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New roads for Catania

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Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Prominent façade

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Searching for colour

Feast days

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The Burgos crucifix

The disastrous earthquake

Some masterpieces

The Staircase of Angels

Two illustrious patron saints

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The two churches

An eagle-shaped city

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A symbol for the town

The church of Carmine

The city of museums

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The Baroque town by the sea

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The wall comes to life

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The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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A Nobel Prize in Modica

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The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

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A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

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

Between white and black

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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The colours of the cathedral

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

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Discovering the mother church

A new site for a new church

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

Wonderful quick decorations

Some prestigious works

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Limestone, the colour of harmony

Many owners, one palace

From International Gothic to present day

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A triumph of colour

A city in colour

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

A square as the heart of the city

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A half-Baroque church

A small room with a golden entrance

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St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The Maiolica of the staircase

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The internal colours

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A hall for the feasts

A museum to save a tradition

A feast only for Scicli

The chocolate of Modica

The interior and its masterpieces

A long reconstruction

Feasting in Palazzolo

A new site for a new city

A talking palace