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 senses tell the story of the Badia di Sant’Agata

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The Maiolica of the staircase

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

A small room with a golden entrance

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

A triumph of colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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

One city, two sites

Between white and black

A miniature city

A feast only for Scicli

A new site for a new church

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

A colourful floor

An eagle-shaped city

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Some prestigious works

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A city in colour

The city of museums

New roads for Catania

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Many owners, one palace

A half-Baroque church

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A symbol for the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The Baroque town by the sea

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The colours of the cathedral

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The interior and its masterpieces

Discovering the mother church

Norman apses

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The two churches

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A square as the heart of the city

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

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

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A museum to save a tradition

The chocolate of Modica

The disastrous earthquake

From International Gothic to present day

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A prominent church

Feasting in Palazzolo

A talking palace

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

Two illustrious patron saints

Wonderful quick decorations

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The Staircase of Angels

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Connections with other UNESCO sites

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

The wall comes to life

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The church of Carmine

One city, three sites

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

The Burgos crucifix

The internal colours

Some masterpieces

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

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

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

A new site for a new city

Limestone, the colour of harmony

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Prominent façade

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A hall for the feasts

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The theatre of taste

Feast days

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Searching for colour

A majestic and luminous church

A long reconstruction

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)