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 story of the Badia di Sant’Agata

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The theatre of taste

The interior and its masterpieces

Many owners, one palace

A hall for the feasts

The Baroque town by the sea

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A new site for a new church

Limestone, the colour of harmony

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A prominent church

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

One city, three sites

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A long reconstruction

A triumph of colour

Feast days

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

From International Gothic to present day

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A talking palace

Norman apses

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Between white and black

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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

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

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The wall comes to life

A city in colour

The Burgos crucifix

Some masterpieces

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

An eagle-shaped city

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The disastrous earthquake

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A new site for a new city

The Maiolica of the staircase

Feasting in Palazzolo

The colours of the cathedral

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The internal colours

Two illustrious patron saints

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Searching for colour

Wonderful quick decorations

The chocolate of Modica

One city, two sites

Some prestigious works

A museum to save a tradition

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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

A half-Baroque church

A feast only for Scicli

A miniature city

Prominent façade

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

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

The Staircase of Angels

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A symbol for the town

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 Chiara

The city of museums

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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

A square as the heart of the city

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The two churches

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

New roads for Catania

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A majestic and luminous church

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

Discovering the mother church

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

A small room with a golden entrance

A colourful floor

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The church of Carmine

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

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento