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 Burgos crucifix

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

A small room with a golden entrance

One city, three sites

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A colourful floor

The two churches

Some prestigious works

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A symbol for the town

The wall comes to life

Discovering the mother church

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

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

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

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A city in colour

The colours of the cathedral

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Prominent façade

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The city of museums

Between white and black

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The chocolate of Modica

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A long reconstruction

A new site for a new church

The Baroque town by the sea

Feast days

Feasting in Palazzolo

Modica, a city with ancient origins

New roads for Catania

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

A majestic and luminous church

From International Gothic to present day

A talking palace

One city, two sites

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

A new site for a new city

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

Some masterpieces

The theatre of taste

The church of Carmine

The internal colours

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

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The interior and its masterpieces

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A square as the heart of the city

The disastrous earthquake

A feast only for Scicli

An eagle-shaped city

A triumph of colour

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A hall for the feasts

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

Norman apses

The Maiolica of the staircase

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A half-Baroque church

Two illustrious patron saints

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A miniature city

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The Staircase of Angels

Searching for colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Wonderful quick decorations

Many owners, one palace

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A prominent church

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

A museum to save a tradition

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

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