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 Benedetto

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A prominent church

A talking palace

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Norman apses

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The chocolate of Modica

A small room with a golden entrance

Feast days

An eagle-shaped city

Some masterpieces

Between white and black

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Discovering the mother church

Prominent façade

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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

Wonderful quick decorations

Some prestigious works

The wall comes to life

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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

A city in colour

The theatre of taste

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The two churches

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

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A miniature city

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The Maiolica of the staircase

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

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

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

A colourful floor

A majestic and luminous church

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

The city of museums

Connections with other UNESCO sites

From International Gothic to present day

A triumph of colour

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

The internal colours

A hall for the feasts

One city, two sites

A new site for a new church

Many owners, one palace

St. Sebastian, so much work!

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The disastrous earthquake

The interior and its masterpieces

The Staircase of Angels

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Two illustrious patron saints

New roads for Catania

One city, three sites

The Burgos crucifix

Searching for colour

A new site for a new city

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A feast only for Scicli

The colours of the cathedral

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The Baroque town by the sea

A square as the heart of the city

A long reconstruction

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A symbol for the town

The church of Carmine

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A half-Baroque church

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A museum to save a tradition

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

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