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 majestic and luminous church

Feasting in Palazzolo

A half-Baroque church

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

New roads for Catania

Some masterpieces

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

The Baroque town by the sea

Two illustrious patron saints

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A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A hall for the feasts

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A city in colour

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A prominent church

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A museum to save a tradition

A new site for a new church

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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A talking palace

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

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

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

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

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The theatre of taste

The Maiolica of the staircase

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

One city, two sites

The church of Carmine

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Searching for colour

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

Many owners, one palace

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A small room with a golden entrance

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The colours of the cathedral

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The city of museums

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

A symbol for the town

Norman apses

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A feast only for Scicli

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

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

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

A triumph of colour

Discovering the mother church

A square as the heart of the city

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Some prestigious works

The internal colours

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A new site for a new city

Between white and black

The Burgos crucifix

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The two churches

Feast days

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

One city, three sites

The wall comes to life

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A miniature city

Limestone, the colour of harmony

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Wonderful quick decorations

The Staircase of Angels

The chocolate of Modica

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

An eagle-shaped city

A colourful floor

From International Gothic to present day

The disastrous earthquake

The interior and its masterpieces

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Prominent façade

A long reconstruction