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 Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A talking palace

The theatre of taste

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The Baroque town by the sea

A square as the heart of the city

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A new site for a new city

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The façade used as a puppet theatre

New roads for Catania

A new site for a new church

A feast only for Scicli

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The city of museums

A symbol for the town

Prominent façade

From International Gothic to present day

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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

Some prestigious works

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

One city, three sites

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

An eagle-shaped city

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A hall for the feasts

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Modica, a city with ancient origins

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Between white and black

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

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A half-Baroque church

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

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

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Two illustrious patron saints

Limestone, the colour of harmony

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

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Some masterpieces

Feasting in Palazzolo

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Many owners, one palace

A prominent church

The Staircase of Angels

A long reconstruction

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

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A city in colour

The two churches

The chocolate of Modica

Norman apses

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A colourful floor

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Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

One city, two sites

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Searching for colour

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

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

A majestic and luminous church

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Wonderful quick decorations

The disastrous earthquake

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The internal colours

The colours of the cathedral

The interior and its masterpieces

A triumph of colour

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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A miniature city

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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A small room with a golden entrance

The church of Carmine

Discovering the mother church

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The Maiolica of the staircase

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The Burgos crucifix

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

The wall comes to life

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A museum to save a tradition

Feast days