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 Baroque town by the sea

The wall comes to life

Searching for colour

The interior and its masterpieces

New roads for Catania

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A feast only for Scicli

A triumph of colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A museum to save a tradition

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A prominent church

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The disastrous earthquake

The colours of the cathedral

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Some prestigious works

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

Wonderful quick decorations

A square as the heart of the city

A new site for a new church

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

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

Two illustrious patron saints

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A talking palace

A small room with a golden entrance

A symbol for the town

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The city of museums

A hall for the feasts

The Maiolica of the staircase

A half-Baroque church

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Prominent façade

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

From International Gothic to present day

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Feast days

The chocolate of Modica

One city, two sites

A new site for a new city

One city, three sites

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

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The Burgos crucifix

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The Staircase of Angels

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The internal colours

A miniature city

The church of Carmine

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A long reconstruction

Between white and black

Limestone, the colour of harmony

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

A colourful floor

A city in colour

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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

An eagle-shaped city

The theatre of taste

Discovering the mother church

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

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

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Some masterpieces

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A majestic and luminous church

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Many owners, one palace

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Norman apses

The two churches

Feasting in Palazzolo

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