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 church of Carmine

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

A miniature city

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A museum to save a tradition

The Maiolica of the staircase

The Baroque town by the sea

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

A new site for a new city

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Limestone, the colour of harmony

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The chocolate of Modica

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

An eagle-shaped city

Prominent façade

A symbol for the town

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

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

A long reconstruction

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Wonderful quick decorations

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

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

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Discovering the mother church

The city of museums

The Staircase of Angels

The internal colours

Modica, a city with ancient origins

One city, three sites

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Feast days

A small room with a golden entrance

Searching for colour

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A half-Baroque church

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

A majestic and luminous church

Many owners, one palace

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Two illustrious patron saints

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A new site for a new church

Norman apses

Some masterpieces

The wall comes to life

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

The theatre of taste

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

One city, two sites

The interior and its masterpieces

The disastrous earthquake

New roads for Catania

Between white and black

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

From International Gothic to present day

A triumph of colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A city in colour

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A feast only for Scicli

A colourful floor

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The two churches

Some prestigious works

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The colours of the cathedral

A hall for the feasts

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

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A prominent church

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A square as the heart of the city

The Burgos crucifix

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A talking palace