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 San Giuliano ai Crociferi

Norman apses

The interior and its masterpieces

The city of museums

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A long reconstruction

Searching for colour

A majestic and luminous church

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The chocolate of Modica

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A museum to save a tradition

A new site for a new city

Some prestigious works

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Between white and black

The Staircase of Angels

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

Prominent façade

Some masterpieces

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Feasting in Palazzolo

From International Gothic to present day

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Many owners, one palace

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The disastrous earthquake

A symbol for the town

A feast only for Scicli

The Maiolica of the staircase

The theatre of taste

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

The two churches

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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

A triumph of colour

The Burgos crucifix

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

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

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

One city, two sites

An eagle-shaped city

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A new site for a new church

Wonderful quick decorations

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The Baroque town by the sea

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

Feast days

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The church of Carmine

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A prominent church

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A square as the heart of the city

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Two illustrious patron saints

The colours of the cathedral

A city in colour

New roads for Catania

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The internal colours

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Discovering the mother church

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A talking palace

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A small room with a golden entrance

The wall comes to life

A miniature city

A colourful floor

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

One city, three sites

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A hall for the feasts

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

A half-Baroque church

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom