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.

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

One city, two sites

A new site for a new church

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A new site for a new city

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A talking palace

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A feast only for Scicli

A majestic and luminous church

The colours of the cathedral

The Staircase of Angels

Some prestigious works

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A hall for the feasts

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

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

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

A square as the heart of the city

A city in colour

The Maiolica of the staircase

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Discovering the mother church

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Wonderful quick decorations

The city of museums

The Burgos crucifix

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A long reconstruction

Some masterpieces

A prominent church

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

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 interior and its masterpieces

Limestone, the colour of harmony

From International Gothic to present day

The disastrous earthquake

A museum to save a tradition

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

One city, three sites

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A symbol for the town

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A half-Baroque church

The two churches

Prominent façade

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

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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

Searching for colour

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A colourful floor

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Baroque town by the sea

An eagle-shaped city

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

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The theatre of taste

Feast days

Between white and black

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A triumph of colour

Many owners, one palace

Two illustrious patron saints

Feasting in Palazzolo

The wall comes to life

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

The church of Carmine

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The internal colours

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Norman apses

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

New roads for Catania

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A miniature city

A small room with a golden entrance

The chocolate of Modica