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 new palace for the La Rocca lords

Connections with other UNESCO sites

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

Feast days

The disastrous earthquake

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A long reconstruction

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Searching for colour

Between white and black

Some masterpieces

A half-Baroque church

The city of museums

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The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A miniature city

A colourful floor

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The interior and its masterpieces

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A new site for a new church

The colours of the cathedral

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

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A symbol for the town

Two illustrious patron saints

The two churches

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A feast only for Scicli

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

An eagle-shaped city

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Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

One city, three sites

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The internal colours

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Many owners, one palace

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

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

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A museum to save a tradition

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Feasting in Palazzolo

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

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The Burgos crucifix

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The Barresi-Branciforte lords

From International Gothic to present day

The church of Carmine

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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The Staircase of Angels

The chocolate of Modica

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A city in colour

The Baroque town by the sea

Norman apses

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The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A talking palace

One city, two sites

A prominent church

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Some prestigious works

A majestic and luminous church

Wonderful quick decorations

Prominent façade

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The theatre of taste

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A new site for a new city

The wall comes to life

The Maiolica of the staircase

A triumph of colour

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

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

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A small room with a golden entrance

A hall for the feasts

A square as the heart of the city

Discovering the mother church

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

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

New roads for Catania