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

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A long reconstruction

A hall for the feasts

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The disastrous earthquake

A museum to save a tradition

New roads for Catania

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

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

A half-Baroque church

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The Burgos crucifix

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Feast days

Discovering the mother church

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

From International Gothic to present day

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A colourful floor

A new site for a new church

Many owners, one palace

The internal colours

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The theatre of taste

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The chocolate of Modica

Norman apses

A symbol for the town

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Some prestigious works

One city, three sites

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

A talking palace

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A new site for a new city

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

An eagle-shaped city

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Between white and black

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The colours of the cathedral

A small room with a golden entrance

Prominent façade

The interior and its masterpieces

Some masterpieces

Two illustrious patron saints

Searching for colour

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The Staircase of Angels

The wall comes to life

The two churches

The church of Carmine

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

The Baroque town by the sea

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

A city in colour

Feasting in Palazzolo

A miniature city

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

One city, two sites

The Maiolica of the staircase

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A prominent church

A majestic and luminous church

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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

A square as the heart of the city

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The city of museums

A triumph of colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

Wonderful quick decorations

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A feast only for Scicli