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.

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The interior and its masterpieces

The two churches

New roads for Catania

Norman apses

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The chocolate of Modica

A colourful floor

Feasting in Palazzolo

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Wonderful quick decorations

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Baroque town by the sea

A miniature city

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The Staircase of Angels

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The colours of the cathedral

The wall comes to life

Two illustrious patron saints

The internal colours

A square as the heart of the city

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The city of museums

One city, three sites

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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A triumph of colour

An eagle-shaped city

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

A symbol for the town

A new site for a new church

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From International Gothic to present day

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A new site for a new city

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Many owners, one palace

A long reconstruction

The Maiolica of the staircase

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Searching for colour

The Burgos crucifix

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From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A hall for the feasts

A city in colour

A small room with a golden entrance

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

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Some prestigious works

Some masterpieces

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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

The disastrous earthquake

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

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San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Feast days

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Discovering the mother church

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The theatre of taste

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A majestic and luminous church

Prominent façade

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A museum to save a tradition

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A feast only for Scicli

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A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Between white and black

Limestone, the colour of harmony

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A prominent church

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The church of Carmine

One city, two sites

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A talking palace

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