Palazzolo Acreide

Some masterpieces

The church houses splendid works that complete and decorate the interior.
The altar area definitely attracts attention. Composed of a series of wonderful elements, the structure behind the altar is a carving masterpiece.
La struttura dietro l’altare La struttura dietro l’altare
It is richly elaborate and a dozen columns surmounted by putto heads complete the composition. The same attention to detail can be found in the use of colour on the lower part of the structure, completely in marble; the artist chose and combined fragments of blue, red, yellow and white marble.

A little above the altar is the painting by Paolo Tanasi completed in 1827.
The work depicts the Annunciation , one of the most important moments in Christian history when the angel announced to the Virgin Mary that she would give birth to the Messiah. Tanasi chose well-defined colours such as yellow, which highlights the shape of the angel, and blue, which emphasises the corporeality of the Virgin Mary.
In the transept you can see the Madonna del Carmelo (Our Lady of Mount Carmel) completely covered in gold. She shines from afar and demands attention. The right nave houses the statue of Santa Teresa (St. Theresa) and as usual, above one of the altars is the depiction of the Holy Family, the Virgin Mary, the Child and John the Baptist.
Un dipinto, dietro l’altare raffigura l’Annunciazione la statua di Santa Teresa Madonna del Carmelo, nel transetto

The colours of the cathedral

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A feast only for Scicli

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A majestic and luminous church

Some masterpieces

A new site for a new city

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Wonderful quick decorations

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The chocolate of Modica

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The church of Carmine

Some prestigious works

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Two illustrious patron saints

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A talking palace

A museum to save a tradition

A triumph of colour

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A half-Baroque church

The Maiolica of the staircase

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The theatre of taste

Between white and black

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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

An eagle-shaped city

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

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

A miniature city

The two churches

Feast days

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

A long reconstruction

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A city in colour

One city, three sites

Many owners, one palace

A square as the heart of the city

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

A new site for a new church

The disastrous earthquake

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A small room with a golden entrance

Discovering the mother church

The Staircase of Angels

The wall comes to life

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

New roads for Catania

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Burgos crucifix

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The internal colours

From International Gothic to present day

The city of museums

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A hall for the feasts

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The Baroque town by the sea

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

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

A prominent church

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A symbol for the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A colourful floor

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Searching for colour

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The interior and its masterpieces

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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

Norman apses

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

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

One city, two sites

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Prominent façade