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 character of Badia Sant’Agata

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

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

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

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A half-Baroque church

The disastrous earthquake

Feasting in Palazzolo

Some masterpieces

Two illustrious patron saints

A majestic and luminous church

The wall comes to life

A hall for the feasts

The internal colours

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A new site for a new church

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Some prestigious works

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The chocolate of Modica

Many owners, one palace

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

One city, three sites

The Staircase of Angels

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The theatre of taste

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Searching for colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

From International Gothic to present day

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The two churches

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

A new site for a new city

Limestone, the colour of harmony

One city, two sites

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

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

A museum to save a tradition

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A talking palace

The interior and its masterpieces

A triumph of colour

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Wonderful quick decorations

A small room with a golden entrance

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

A prominent church

The colours of the cathedral

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

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A symbol for the town

New roads for Catania

An eagle-shaped city

A feast only for Scicli

Norman apses

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Prominent façade

A Nobel Prize in Modica

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

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

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A long reconstruction

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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

A square as the heart of the city

Feast days

The Baroque town by the sea

Discovering the mother church

A miniature city

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The church of Carmine

A city in colour

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The Maiolica of the staircase

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A colourful floor

The city of museums

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The Burgos crucifix

Between white and black