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.

New roads for Catania

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

The internal colours

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Discovering the mother church

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A small room with a golden entrance

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Prominent façade

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

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The façade used as a puppet theatre

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A miniature city

The colours of the cathedral

The disastrous earthquake

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Some masterpieces

The church of Carmine

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A prominent church

A new site for a new church

The chocolate of Modica

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A symbol for the town

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The two churches

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The interior and its masterpieces

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A city in colour

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Feast days

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Two illustrious patron saints

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A long reconstruction

Feasting in Palazzolo

The Staircase of Angels

The Baroque town by the sea

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The Burgos crucifix

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A colourful floor

A majestic and luminous church

One city, three sites

The Maiolica of the staircase

A talking palace

From International Gothic to present day

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A triumph of colour

A museum to save a tradition

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Wonderful quick decorations

A feast only for Scicli

An eagle-shaped city

Some prestigious works

A hall for the feasts

The wall comes to life

Searching for colour

A new site for a new city

Many owners, one palace

Norman apses

A half-Baroque church

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

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Limestone, the colour of harmony

A square as the heart of the city

The theatre of taste

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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

The city of museums

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

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Between white and black

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One city, two sites

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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