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 triumph of colour

A miniature city

Some prestigious works

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The church of Carmine

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The two churches

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

A prominent church

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The colours of the cathedral

From International Gothic to present day

The chocolate of Modica

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The theatre of taste

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

A new site for a new church

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A talking palace

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A new site for a new city

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A symbol for the town

A majestic and luminous church

Prominent façade

An eagle-shaped city

The internal colours

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The interior and its masterpieces

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Discovering the mother church

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The Staircase of Angels

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

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Some masterpieces

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

New roads for Catania

One city, three sites

Between white and black

A city in colour

A square as the heart of the city

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

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Norman apses

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A half-Baroque church

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A small room with a golden entrance

The city of museums

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

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The wall comes to life

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A feast only for Scicli

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Feast days

Searching for colour

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A colourful floor

Wonderful quick decorations

A museum to save a tradition

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A long reconstruction

Many owners, one palace

The Baroque town by the sea

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

A hall for the feasts

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

Limestone, the colour of harmony

One city, two sites

The Burgos crucifix

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

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

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

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Two illustrious patron saints

The disastrous earthquake

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph