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

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

A triumph of colour

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The Staircase of Angels

Discovering the mother church

Some masterpieces

The Baroque town by the sea

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A hall for the feasts

One city, two sites

A new site for a new church

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Many owners, one palace

The chocolate of Modica

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

One city, three sites

A feast only for Scicli

An eagle-shaped city

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A prominent church

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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

The theatre of taste

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

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

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

A majestic and luminous church

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

New roads for Catania

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

A museum to save a tradition

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A city in colour

A square as the heart of the city

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Some prestigious works

The colours of the cathedral

A long reconstruction

A miniature city

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The disastrous earthquake

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The two churches

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Feasting in Palazzolo

A half-Baroque church

The Maiolica of the staircase

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A new site for a new city

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Connections with other UNESCO sites

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

Two illustrious patron saints

Between white and black

Prominent façade

Wonderful quick decorations

The internal colours

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Norman apses

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

From International Gothic to present day

A symbol for the town

A talking palace

The wall comes to life

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The church of Carmine

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The Burgos crucifix

The city of museums

Feast days

The interior and its masterpieces

A colourful floor

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

Searching for colour

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A small room with a golden entrance