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 senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A half-Baroque church

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The interior and its masterpieces

The Maiolica of the staircase

The wall comes to life

A long reconstruction

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

From International Gothic to present day

A square as the heart of the city

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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

Feast days

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Wonderful quick decorations

Feasting in Palazzolo

A symbol for the town

One city, two sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A new site for a new church

A new site for a new city

The two churches

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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

A hall for the feasts

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The city of museums

The Burgos crucifix

Two illustrious patron saints

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

Some masterpieces

A majestic and luminous church

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Searching for colour

Discovering the mother church

Norman apses

The colours of the cathedral

Some prestigious works

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A city in colour

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The chocolate of Modica

The Staircase of Angels

The church of Carmine

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

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A prominent church

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

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

A colourful floor

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Many owners, one palace

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

A feast only for Scicli

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

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

Between white and black

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

One city, three sites

A triumph of colour

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A museum to save a tradition

The theatre of taste

A small room with a golden entrance

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A talking palace

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The Baroque town by the sea

A miniature city

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The disastrous earthquake

Connections with other UNESCO sites

An eagle-shaped city

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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

New roads for Catania

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The internal colours

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Prominent façade