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 square as the heart of the city

Many owners, one palace

A new site for a new city

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Two illustrious patron saints

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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

The interior and its masterpieces

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The theatre of taste

A triumph of colour

The chocolate of Modica

Some prestigious works

A small room with a golden entrance

A new site for a new church

Discovering the mother church

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

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

A hall for the feasts

One city, three sites

The disastrous earthquake

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The Staircase of Angels

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

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Some masterpieces

The Maiolica of the staircase

A museum to save a tradition

A colourful floor

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The Baroque town by the sea

One city, two sites

Prominent façade

An eagle-shaped city

Between white and black

Feast days

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Searching for colour

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A half-Baroque church

A symbol for the town

A long reconstruction

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

From International Gothic to present day

A prominent church

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The internal colours

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The church of Carmine

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

New roads for Catania

Feasting in Palazzolo

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A talking palace

Norman apses

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A city in colour

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

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

A miniature city

The colours of the cathedral

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The Burgos crucifix

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

A feast only for Scicli

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Wonderful quick decorations

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Connections with other UNESCO sites

A majestic and luminous church

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The two churches

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The city of museums

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The wall comes to life