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 Benedictine Monastery and San NicoIò l’Arena

Two illustrious patron saints

A new site for a new city

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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

A talking palace

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The church of Carmine

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A feast only for Scicli

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A hall for the feasts

Feast days

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

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The theatre of taste

A symbol for the town

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The two churches

A prominent church

A colourful floor

From International Gothic to present day

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

An eagle-shaped city

Some masterpieces

Between white and black

A city in colour

A square as the heart of the city

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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

A small room with a golden entrance

The chocolate of Modica

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

The interior and its masterpieces

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Norman apses

A triumph of colour

A miniature city

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

One city, three sites

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A new site for a new church

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

Searching for colour

The Baroque town by the sea

The Maiolica of the staircase

The colours of the cathedral

One city, two sites

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The internal colours

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The wall comes to life

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

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Discovering the mother church

The disastrous earthquake

The city of museums

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The Burgos crucifix

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

New roads for Catania

Some prestigious works

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A museum to save a tradition

A long reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Many owners, one palace

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

Wonderful quick decorations

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

The Staircase of Angels

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A majestic and luminous church

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Prominent façade