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 square as the heart of the city

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Some masterpieces

The Maiolica of the staircase

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A symbol for the town

From International Gothic to present day

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Between white and black

New roads for Catania

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Feast days

The two churches

Two illustrious patron saints

The chocolate of Modica

The church of Carmine

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Wonderful quick decorations

A majestic and luminous church

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A triumph of colour

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A small room with a golden entrance

An eagle-shaped city

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

A miniature city

The Staircase of Angels

A long reconstruction

The Baroque town by the sea

The internal colours

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A talking palace

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The city of museums

One city, two sites

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Some prestigious works

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A feast only for Scicli

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Discovering the mother church

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Searching for colour

The disastrous earthquake

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Feasting in Palazzolo

The theatre of taste

A prominent church

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A new site for a new church

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

Many owners, one palace

A museum to save a tradition

One city, three sites

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A hall for the feasts

A new site for a new city

A colourful floor

Prominent façade

The interior and its masterpieces

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A half-Baroque church

The colours of the cathedral

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

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

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

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

The wall comes to life

The Burgos crucifix

A city in colour

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Norman apses

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