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

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A long reconstruction

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The Staircase of Angels

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A majestic and luminous church

The church of Carmine

A museum to save a tradition

A feast only for Scicli

Discovering the mother church

The internal colours

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A triumph of colour

Prominent façade

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

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A new site for a new church

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Norman apses

Between white and black

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The theatre of taste

A city in colour

Searching for colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Some masterpieces

The Baroque town by the sea

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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

One city, three sites

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A colourful floor

Some prestigious works

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

An eagle-shaped city

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The colours of the cathedral

The Maiolica of the staircase

The city of museums

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The chocolate of Modica

The two churches

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Wonderful quick decorations

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Two illustrious patron saints

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A hall for the feasts

A new site for a new city

A square as the heart of the city

The wall comes to life

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

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

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A symbol for the town

The disastrous earthquake

The Burgos crucifix

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

A prominent church

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

A talking palace

Many owners, one palace

A small room with a golden entrance

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A miniature city

One city, two sites

From International Gothic to present day

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

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

New roads for Catania

Feast days

The interior and its masterpieces