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

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

A prominent church

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Feasting in Palazzolo

The internal colours

The wall comes to life

One city, two sites

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A square as the heart of the city

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The church of Carmine

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Limestone, the colour of harmony

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The Burgos crucifix

A colourful floor

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

Some masterpieces

A half-Baroque church

A majestic and luminous church

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A miniature city

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Many owners, one palace

A long reconstruction

A hall for the feasts

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

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The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

From International Gothic to present day

The chocolate of Modica

Two illustrious patron saints

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Connections with other UNESCO sites

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St. Sebastian, so much work!

Prominent façade

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

A new site for a new city

The disastrous earthquake

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Feast days

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The two churches

A triumph of colour

The interior and its masterpieces

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

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

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

The Baroque town by the sea

A feast only for Scicli

The theatre of taste

The city of museums

A museum to save a tradition

A new site for a new church

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Norman apses

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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The Staircase of Angels

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Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A symbol for the town

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The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

One city, three sites

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The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The Maiolica of the staircase

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

Some prestigious works

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A city in colour

A talking palace

Between white and black

The colours of the cathedral

An eagle-shaped city

A small room with a golden entrance

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

New roads for Catania

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Discovering the mother church

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Searching for colour

Wonderful quick decorations