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 cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

One city, two sites

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Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Feasting in Palazzolo

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The city of museums

Limestone, the colour of harmony

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Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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Discovering the mother church

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Two illustrious patron saints

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Some masterpieces

The disastrous earthquake

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Modica, a city with ancient origins

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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The colours of the cathedral

The chocolate of Modica

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

One city, three sites

The theatre of taste

The Baroque town by the sea

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Many owners, one palace

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Wonderful quick decorations

New roads for Catania

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A long reconstruction

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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The church of Carmine

The Staircase of Angels

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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The interior and its masterpieces

A feast only for Scicli

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

A city in colour

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A triumph of colour

A symbol for the town

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Some prestigious works

The Burgos crucifix

A colourful floor

Feast days

A square as the heart of the city

A museum to save a tradition

A prominent church

The wall comes to life

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The façade used as a puppet theatre

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A miniature city

An eagle-shaped city

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A small room with a golden entrance

Norman apses

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Between white and black

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

A talking palace

From International Gothic to present day

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The two churches

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A majestic and luminous church

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A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A half-Baroque church

Searching for colour

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The internal colours

The Maiolica of the staircase

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A hall for the feasts

Prominent façade

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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