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 theatre of taste

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The Staircase of Angels

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The wall comes to life

A feast only for Scicli

Feasting in Palazzolo

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Many owners, one palace

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A triumph of colour

The two churches

The Burgos crucifix

From International Gothic to present day

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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A Nobel Prize in Modica

A square as the heart of the city

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A majestic and luminous church

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

One city, three sites

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A talking palace

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The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

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

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A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Some prestigious works

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Modica, a city with ancient origins

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A symbol for the town

The church of Carmine

Discovering the mother church

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

Two illustrious patron saints

A museum to save a tradition

Prominent façade

Norman apses

The disastrous earthquake

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A miniature city

A hall for the feasts

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A half-Baroque church

A small room with a golden entrance

The interior and its masterpieces

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

The Baroque town by the sea

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

The chocolate of Modica

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The internal colours

Feast days

The city of museums

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

One city, two sites

A prominent church

A long reconstruction

The colours of the cathedral

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

An eagle-shaped city

A city in colour

Some masterpieces

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

New roads for Catania

A colourful floor

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

A new site for a new city

Wonderful quick decorations

The Maiolica of the staircase

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Searching for colour

Between white and black

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

A new site for a new church