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

Some masterpieces

A new site for a new church

A long reconstruction

New roads for Catania

Wonderful quick decorations

One city, three sites

The church of Carmine

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Norman apses

The chocolate of Modica

The two churches

An eagle-shaped city

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Maiolica of the staircase

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A colourful floor

One city, two sites

The colours of the cathedral

Limestone, the colour of harmony

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

The Staircase of Angels

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

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The city of museums

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A city in colour

The Burgos crucifix

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

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The interior and its masterpieces

Between white and black

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

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

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The theatre of taste

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

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

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A small room with a golden entrance

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

Discovering the mother church

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A half-Baroque church

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A museum to save a tradition

A square as the heart of the city

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A new site for a new city

A triumph of colour

A hall for the feasts

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Searching for colour

Prominent façade

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The internal colours

A majestic and luminous church

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The disastrous earthquake

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A miniature city

Feast days

A talking palace

A symbol for the town

Many owners, one palace

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

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A feast only for Scicli

The Baroque town by the sea

Some prestigious works

A prominent church

The wall comes to life

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Two illustrious patron saints

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

From International Gothic to present day