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 Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The interior and its masterpieces

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Wonderful quick decorations

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

The Baroque town by the sea

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A hall for the feasts

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

The internal colours

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Some masterpieces

A colourful floor

A long reconstruction

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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New roads for Catania

A talking palace

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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

One city, two sites

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

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Feasting in Palazzolo

A majestic and luminous church

Two illustrious patron saints

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Many owners, one palace

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A prominent church

A city in colour

The wall comes to life

A museum to save a tradition

Norman apses

Discovering the mother church

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

From International Gothic to present day

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Prominent façade

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A new site for a new church

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Some prestigious works

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

The church of Carmine

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The city of museums

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

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

Feast days

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

A square as the heart of the city

The theatre of taste

A half-Baroque church

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A feast only for Scicli

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The chocolate of Modica

The Maiolica of the staircase

One city, three sites

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

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

A symbol for the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The Staircase of Angels

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A miniature city

Between white and black

An eagle-shaped city

The disastrous earthquake

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Searching for colour

The Burgos crucifix

A new site for a new city

The two churches

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

The colours of the cathedral

A triumph of colour

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A small room with a golden entrance