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.

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The church of Carmine

A small room with a golden entrance

One city, three sites

A long reconstruction

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Wonderful quick decorations

The two churches

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A hall for the feasts

The interior and its masterpieces

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

From International Gothic to present day

A feast only for Scicli

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Norman apses

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

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

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

Searching for colour

The city of museums

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A talking palace

A colourful floor

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

Discovering the mother church

An eagle-shaped city

The chocolate of Modica

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A museum to save a tradition

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A new site for a new city

A miniature city

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A half-Baroque church

The colours of the cathedral

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The theatre of taste

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Two illustrious patron saints

Feast days

A city in colour

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The disastrous earthquake

A majestic and luminous church

A triumph of colour

The Maiolica of the staircase

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A symbol for the town

Many owners, one palace

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

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The Baroque town by the sea

Between white and black

A Nobel Prize in Modica

New roads for Catania

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

One city, two sites

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The Burgos crucifix

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Some prestigious works

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The wall comes to life

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

The internal colours

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

A prominent church

A new site for a new church

Some masterpieces

A square as the heart of the city

Prominent façade

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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

The Staircase of Angels

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