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 Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

From International Gothic to present day

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A long reconstruction

A Nobel Prize in Modica

One city, three sites

A city in colour

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A square as the heart of the city

A majestic and luminous church

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A miniature city

Discovering the mother church

An eagle-shaped city

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

Between white and black

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Feasting in Palazzolo

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A prominent church

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A new site for a new church

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Norman apses

A hall for the feasts

Many owners, one palace

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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

The two churches

A colourful floor

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

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

Two illustrious patron saints

The disastrous earthquake

New roads for Catania

A triumph of colour

The church of Carmine

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Prominent façade

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The internal colours

One city, two sites

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

A new site for a new city

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A symbol for the town

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Searching for colour

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A small room with a golden entrance

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The wall comes to life

The Burgos crucifix

The colours of the cathedral

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

Some masterpieces

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The city of museums

The chocolate of Modica

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The Staircase of Angels

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

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

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

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

The interior and its masterpieces

The theatre of taste

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A half-Baroque church

Wonderful quick decorations

Some prestigious works

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A talking palace

A feast only for Scicli

The Baroque town by the sea

Feast days

The Maiolica of the staircase

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A museum to save a tradition

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public