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.

Norman apses

The Maiolica of the staircase

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The colours of the cathedral

Two illustrious patron saints

New roads for Catania

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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

The wall comes to life

Modica, a city with ancient origins

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Feasting in Palazzolo

From International Gothic to present day

The Baroque town by the sea

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Many owners, one palace

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Discovering the mother church

The Burgos crucifix

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

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A feast only for Scicli

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Between white and black

A colourful floor

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A symbol for the town

Feast days

The two churches

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A hall for the feasts

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A miniature city

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A city in colour

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

A prominent church

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The church of Carmine

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Some masterpieces

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The chocolate of Modica

A new site for a new city

An eagle-shaped city

A triumph of colour

A square as the heart of the city

The disastrous earthquake

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A majestic and luminous church

The Staircase of Angels

Searching for colour

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Wonderful quick decorations

The theatre of taste

The city of museums

One city, two sites

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A museum to save a tradition

A half-Baroque church

A talking palace

Prominent façade

One city, three sites

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The interior and its masterpieces

A small room with a golden entrance

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

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

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

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

The internal colours

A long reconstruction

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A new site for a new church

Some prestigious works

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers