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 hall for the feasts

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A feast only for Scicli

Two illustrious patron saints

A majestic and luminous church

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

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The Maiolica of the staircase

The Baroque town by the sea

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A new site for a new church

The colours of the cathedral

The two churches

The city of museums

A prominent church

From International Gothic to present day

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Prominent façade

Discovering the mother church

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Some masterpieces

Norman apses

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Wonderful quick decorations

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

The theatre of taste

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A long reconstruction

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Feasting in Palazzolo

A square as the heart of the city

A colourful floor

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

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

An eagle-shaped city

The interior and its masterpieces

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

One city, three sites

The church of Carmine

A triumph of colour

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

Between white and black

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The wall comes to life

Feast days

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

A city in colour

A new site for a new city

A symbol for the town

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

The Staircase of Angels

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

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

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A museum to save a tradition

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

The internal colours

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The chocolate of Modica

The disastrous earthquake

Some prestigious works

A small room with a golden entrance

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Limestone, the colour of harmony

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The Burgos crucifix

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A talking palace

Many owners, one palace

One city, two sites

Searching for colour

A half-Baroque church

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

New roads for Catania

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A miniature city

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The Barresi-Branciforte lords