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

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

New roads for Catania

The internal colours

Between white and black

A triumph of colour

The disastrous earthquake

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A city in colour

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Some masterpieces

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Wonderful quick decorations

The Staircase of Angels

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A feast only for Scicli

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The wall comes to life

From International Gothic to present day

The theatre of taste

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Some prestigious works

Two illustrious patron saints

Prominent façade

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A hall for the feasts

The Burgos crucifix

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A new site for a new church

A square as the heart of the city

The interior and its masterpieces

A majestic and luminous church

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Norman apses

A miniature city

Feast days

The city of museums

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

An eagle-shaped city

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

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

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

Searching for colour

The Maiolica of the staircase

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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

One city, three sites

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A prominent church

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

A new site for a new city

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A long reconstruction

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The church of Carmine

A symbol for the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A colourful floor

The colours of the cathedral

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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

A talking palace

Many owners, one palace

Feasting in Palazzolo

The two churches

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

One city, two sites

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The Baroque town by the sea

Discovering the mother church

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A small room with a golden entrance

The chocolate of Modica

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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

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

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A museum to save a tradition