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 role of the religious orders in rebuilding the Val di Noto

Wonderful quick decorations

The Burgos crucifix

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

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A city in colour

The church of Carmine

The internal colours

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A talking palace

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Some prestigious works

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The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

New roads for Catania

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The Baroque town by the sea

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Many owners, one palace

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A square as the heart of the city

The Staircase of Angels

The colours of the cathedral

An eagle-shaped city

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Prominent façade

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The chocolate of Modica

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The façade used as a puppet theatre

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A long reconstruction

The disastrous earthquake

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Between white and black

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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Feast days

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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A symbol for the town

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Two illustrious patron saints

A colourful floor

A triumph of colour

The city of museums

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Searching for colour

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A museum to save a tradition

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

The two churches

A new site for a new church

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Discovering the mother church

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

One city, two sites

From International Gothic to present day

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San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The wall comes to life

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

One city, three sites

The Maiolica of the staircase

A feast only for Scicli

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The theatre of taste

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A miniature city

A majestic and luminous church

A new site for a new city

A small room with a golden entrance

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Some masterpieces

Norman apses

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

A hall for the feasts

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A prominent church

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The interior and its masterpieces

The Barresi-Branciforte lords