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

One city, two sites

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A museum to save a tradition

A long reconstruction

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

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

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

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

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

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The colours of the cathedral

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

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A city in colour

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The Maiolica of the staircase

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

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

The internal colours

A new site for a new church

Discovering the mother church

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A small room with a golden entrance

A prominent church

A half-Baroque church

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The Burgos crucifix

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

A symbol for the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A triumph of colour

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

Some prestigious works

Wonderful quick decorations

The city of museums

The two churches

Prominent façade

The chocolate of Modica

Some masterpieces

Norman apses

A feast only for Scicli

The theatre of taste

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Between white and black

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

An eagle-shaped city

The wall comes to life

The disastrous earthquake

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

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Feast days

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The church of Carmine

Two illustrious patron saints

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

One city, three sites

New roads for Catania

A hall for the feasts

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The Baroque town by the sea

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Searching for colour

A talking palace

The Staircase of Angels

A colourful floor

A square as the heart of the city

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

From International Gothic to present day

Many owners, one palace

A majestic and luminous church

A miniature city

The interior and its masterpieces

A new site for a new city