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 character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

A city in colour

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

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

A miniature city

Searching for colour

One city, two sites

The chocolate of Modica

A new site for a new city

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The church of Carmine

The disastrous earthquake

New roads for Catania

A hall for the feasts

A small room with a golden entrance

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A triumph of colour

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A prominent church

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

A feast only for Scicli

A colourful floor

The two churches

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The theatre of taste

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

An eagle-shaped city

One city, three sites

Discovering the mother church

From International Gothic to present day

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A new site for a new church

A long reconstruction

A half-Baroque church

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Two illustrious patron saints

The Burgos crucifix

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A museum to save a tradition

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Staircase of Angels

Some prestigious works

Feast days

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The city of museums

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The colours of the cathedral

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The internal colours

A talking palace

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

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A square as the heart of the city

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Some masterpieces

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

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The wall comes to life

A symbol for the town

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Prominent façade

The Maiolica of the staircase

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A majestic and luminous church

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Connections with other UNESCO sites

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

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Norman apses

Wonderful quick decorations

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The interior and its masterpieces

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Many owners, one palace

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Between white and black

Feasting in Palazzolo

The Baroque town by the sea