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.

A feast only for Scicli

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

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Many owners, one palace

The interior and its masterpieces

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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Wonderful quick decorations

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A new site for a new church

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A museum to save a tradition

The disastrous earthquake

A triumph of colour

A long reconstruction

One city, three sites

The Baroque town by the sea

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Norman apses

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The church of Carmine

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A colourful floor

New roads for Catania

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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

The city of museums

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

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Searching for colour

The Staircase of Angels

The wall comes to life

Some masterpieces

Some prestigious works

One city, two sites

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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

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

A new site for a new city

The internal colours

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A miniature city

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The two churches

A talking palace

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Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A city in colour

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Discovering the mother church

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A majestic and luminous church

The chocolate of Modica

A symbol for the town

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Between white and black

An eagle-shaped city

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The theatre of taste

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The Burgos crucifix

A square as the heart of the city

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A prominent church

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Feasting in Palazzolo

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Prominent façade

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A small room with a golden entrance

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Feast days

The Maiolica of the staircase

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

A half-Baroque church

From International Gothic to present day

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A hall for the feasts

The colours of the cathedral

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Two illustrious patron saints

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