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 miniature city

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The Maiolica of the staircase

From International Gothic to present day

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

The chocolate of Modica

The disastrous earthquake

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

The colours of the cathedral

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

A feast only for Scicli

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A majestic and luminous church

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The Staircase of Angels

A new site for a new city

Many owners, one palace

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The wall comes to life

A prominent church

The internal colours

Between white and black

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The Baroque town by the sea

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

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

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A triumph of colour

An eagle-shaped city

Feasting in Palazzolo

A museum to save a tradition

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A half-Baroque church

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

A symbol for the town

A colourful floor

Searching for colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A talking palace

A city in colour

A square as the heart of the city

A new site for a new church

A long reconstruction

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The church of Carmine

The city of museums

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

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

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

The Burgos crucifix

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

One city, two sites

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Prominent façade

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Two illustrious patron saints

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

New roads for Catania

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Some prestigious works

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

The theatre of taste

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Feast days

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The interior and its masterpieces

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Norman apses

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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

The two churches

Discovering the mother church

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

Wonderful quick decorations

A hall for the feasts

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Some masterpieces

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

One city, three sites

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A small room with a golden entrance

Limestone, the colour of harmony