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 about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The colours of the cathedral

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The Baroque town by the sea

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

Prominent façade

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Norman apses

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The wall comes to life

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Two illustrious patron saints

Some prestigious works

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A small room with a golden entrance

A new site for a new church

A museum to save a tradition

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A half-Baroque church

The internal colours

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A hall for the feasts

The Burgos crucifix

The Maiolica of the staircase

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

One city, two sites

A miniature city

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A prominent church

The church of Carmine

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

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

The two churches

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

The theatre of taste

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A colourful floor

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

A feast only for Scicli

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Discovering the mother church

A city in colour

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A majestic and luminous church

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Many owners, one palace

A triumph of colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A long reconstruction

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A symbol for the town

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Feast days

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

One city, three sites

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The chocolate of Modica

An eagle-shaped city

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A square as the heart of the city

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The Staircase of Angels

Some masterpieces

From International Gothic to present day

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The city of museums

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

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

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

New roads for Catania

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The interior and its masterpieces

Between white and black

Searching for colour

A talking palace

Wonderful quick decorations

A new site for a new city

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

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The disastrous earthquake