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.

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The two churches

New roads for Catania

Discovering the mother church

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The Maiolica of the staircase

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Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Some masterpieces

A miniature city

Feasting in Palazzolo

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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

A new site for a new city

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A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

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

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

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Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

An eagle-shaped city

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The Burgos crucifix

The interior and its masterpieces

Prominent façade

A museum to save a tradition

A majestic and luminous church

The Baroque town by the sea

The city of museums

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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The church of Carmine

A feast only for Scicli

A colourful floor

The theatre of taste

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Searching for colour

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Between white and black

The wall comes to life

The internal colours

A prominent church

The chocolate of Modica

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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One city, two sites

Many owners, one palace

The colours of the cathedral

A symbol for the town

A city in colour

A square as the heart of the city

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The disastrous earthquake

A long reconstruction

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Wonderful quick decorations

A talking palace

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

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The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A triumph of colour

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A new site for a new church

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Some prestigious works

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

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A small room with a golden entrance

The Staircase of Angels

Feast days

A hall for the feasts

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Norman apses

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A half-Baroque church

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

From International Gothic to present day

One city, three sites

Two illustrious patron saints

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci