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.

A small room with a golden entrance

New roads for Catania

The disastrous earthquake

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A long reconstruction

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Prominent façade

A Nobel Prize in Modica

One city, two sites

The colours of the cathedral

A prominent church

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A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

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

Two illustrious patron saints

The internal colours

A miniature city

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A half-Baroque church

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Between white and black

Some masterpieces

The interior and its masterpieces

A feast only for Scicli

A majestic and luminous church

A symbol for the town

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The chocolate of Modica

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A colourful floor

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The Burgos crucifix

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A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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An eagle-shaped city

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The wall comes to life

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

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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

A museum to save a tradition

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The city of museums

The Staircase of Angels

St. Sebastian, so much work!

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A talking palace

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

From International Gothic to present day

A triumph of colour

Feasting in Palazzolo

Many owners, one palace

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Some prestigious works

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

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The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The two churches

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Feast days

A city in colour

Discovering the mother church

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Searching for colour

A square as the heart of the city

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

The Baroque town by the sea

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

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

A new site for a new city

The theatre of taste

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Norman apses

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

One city, three sites

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A new site for a new church

Wonderful quick decorations

The church of Carmine

A hall for the feasts