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 Benedictine Monastery and San NicoIò l’Arena

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Two illustrious patron saints

Searching for colour

A museum to save a tradition

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The Burgos crucifix

A hall for the feasts

A new site for a new church

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A prominent church

The chocolate of Modica

Norman apses

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A small room with a golden entrance

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

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Some prestigious works

The theatre of taste

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

One city, two sites

Some masterpieces

A colourful floor

An eagle-shaped city

The Staircase of Angels

Prominent façade

From International Gothic to present day

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A half-Baroque church

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The Maiolica of the staircase

One city, three sites

The church of Carmine

The façade used as a puppet theatre

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

New roads for Catania

Between white and black

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Feast days

A majestic and luminous church

A new site for a new city

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The interior and its masterpieces

The Baroque town by the sea

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Many owners, one palace

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

A miniature city

A feast only for Scicli

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

The disastrous earthquake

The internal colours

A long reconstruction

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A talking palace

Discovering the mother church

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A city in colour

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

The wall comes to life

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The city of museums

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The two churches

A square as the heart of the city

The colours of the cathedral

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A symbol for the town

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

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

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Wonderful quick decorations

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A triumph of colour

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso