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 Church of San Benedetto

The interior and its masterpieces

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The disastrous earthquake

The colours of the cathedral

The city of museums

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A half-Baroque church

A symbol for the town

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

One city, three sites

A majestic and luminous church

An eagle-shaped city

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

Feast days

A prominent church

A city in colour

Many owners, one palace

A square as the heart of the city

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The Baroque town by the sea

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Two illustrious patron saints

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Burgos crucifix

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A long reconstruction

A small room with a golden entrance

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A colourful floor

The church of Carmine

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The theatre of taste

A new site for a new church

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A triumph of colour

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Norman apses

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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

From International Gothic to present day

A museum to save a tradition

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

A new site for a new city

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The internal colours

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

New roads for Catania

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Some prestigious works

Searching for colour

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

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

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A hall for the feasts

The two churches

A feast only for Scicli

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

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

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Some masterpieces

The wall comes to life

Wonderful quick decorations

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Staircase of Angels

A talking palace

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Modica, a city with ancient origins

One city, two sites

Feasting in Palazzolo

Discovering the mother church

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The chocolate of Modica

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

Prominent façade

A miniature city

Between white and black

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

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

The Maiolica of the staircase