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 Nobel Prize in Modica

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

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

The chocolate of Modica

Between white and black

A talking palace

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A prominent church

A colourful floor

Feast days

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A square as the heart of the city

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Wonderful quick decorations

The church of Carmine

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A small room with a golden entrance

A hall for the feasts

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

One city, three sites

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Modica, a city with ancient origins

One city, two sites

Some masterpieces

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

An eagle-shaped city

New roads for Catania

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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

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

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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

The interior and its masterpieces

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

The colours of the cathedral

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Feasting in Palazzolo

The Staircase of Angels

A majestic and luminous church

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A feast only for Scicli

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

Norman apses

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

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

A city in colour

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A miniature city

A long reconstruction

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Discovering the mother church

A triumph of colour

Many owners, one palace

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A museum to save a tradition

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Two illustrious patron saints

From International Gothic to present day

A new site for a new church

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The two churches

A new site for a new city

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

Searching for colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The façade used as a puppet theatre

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The disastrous earthquake

The theatre of taste

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The wall comes to life

The Burgos crucifix

Some prestigious works

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

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

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

A symbol for the town

The Baroque town by the sea

The internal colours

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Prominent façade

A half-Baroque church

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The city of museums