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.

A miniature city

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

A triumph of colour

The two churches

A small room with a golden entrance

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

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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

The wall comes to life

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Feasting in Palazzolo

The Baroque town by the sea

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

One city, two sites

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

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

An eagle-shaped city

From International Gothic to present day

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A symbol for the town

New roads for Catania

Searching for colour

The city of museums

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The disastrous earthquake

A colourful floor

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

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The Maiolica of the staircase

A hall for the feasts

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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

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

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

Many owners, one palace

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

The Staircase of Angels

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

A new site for a new church

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The colours of the cathedral

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A city in colour

Norman apses

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A prominent church

A talking palace

A half-Baroque church

Wonderful quick decorations

Some masterpieces

Discovering the mother church

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Prominent façade

The theatre of taste

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Between white and black

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

One city, three sites

A majestic and luminous church

A long reconstruction

Two illustrious patron saints

A square as the heart of the city

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

The church of Carmine

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The interior and its masterpieces

The Burgos crucifix

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A new site for a new city

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Feast days

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The internal colours

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A feast only for Scicli

Connections with other UNESCO sites

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A museum to save a tradition

Some prestigious works

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The chocolate of Modica

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe