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

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

New roads for Catania

Many owners, one palace

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

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

A hall for the feasts

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Prominent façade

A symbol for the town

Feasting in Palazzolo

The Maiolica of the staircase

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A museum to save a tradition

A talking palace

The Burgos crucifix

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A miniature city

The two churches

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A square as the heart of the city

A majestic and luminous church

The disastrous earthquake

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The internal colours

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Norman apses

The Baroque town by the sea

The colours of the cathedral

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The city of museums

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

Discovering the mother church

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

The church of Carmine

The façade used as a puppet theatre

One city, two sites

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A feast only for Scicli

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

St. Sebastian, so much work!

One city, three sites

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

The chocolate of Modica

A city in colour

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A new site for a new city

A long reconstruction

The wall comes to life

A half-Baroque church

Feast days

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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

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

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

A prominent church

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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

From International Gothic to present day

Wonderful quick decorations

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Searching for colour

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A triumph of colour

A small room with a golden entrance

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The Staircase of Angels

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Some prestigious works

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Some masterpieces

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A new site for a new church

A colourful floor

Two illustrious patron saints

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

An eagle-shaped city

Between white and black

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

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The theatre of taste

The interior and its masterpieces