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.

The chocolate of Modica

A symbol for the town

The wall comes to life

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A feast only for Scicli

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The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A hall for the feasts

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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A triumph of colour

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The Maiolica of the staircase

Two illustrious patron saints

From International Gothic to present day

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 Badia di Sant’Agata

The Baroque town by the sea

A miniature city

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

A half-Baroque church

A prominent church

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

New roads for Catania

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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A Nobel Prize in Modica

The colours of the cathedral

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The Staircase of Angels

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Limestone, the colour of harmony

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The internal colours

A colourful floor

A talking palace

The disastrous earthquake

The city of museums

Discovering the mother church

Feasting in Palazzolo

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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

Searching for colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A museum to save a tradition

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Prominent façade

An eagle-shaped city

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

One city, three sites

Wonderful quick decorations

A city in colour

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A small room with a golden entrance

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

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One city, two sites

A new site for a new city

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

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

A long reconstruction

Many owners, one palace

A majestic and luminous church

Feast days

Some prestigious works

The Burgos crucifix

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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

The theatre of taste

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The two churches

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

A new site for a new church

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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The interior and its masterpieces

Between white and black

Norman apses

A square as the heart of the city

The church of Carmine

Some masterpieces