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 wall comes to life

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A prominent church

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Wonderful quick decorations

The disastrous earthquake

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A new site for a new church

Many owners, one palace

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A talking palace

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The two churches

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The Staircase of Angels

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

A feast only for Scicli

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The internal colours

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A small room with a golden entrance

Feast days

A symbol for the town

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The city of museums

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Some prestigious works

A miniature city

A museum to save a tradition

The Baroque town by the sea

Norman apses

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

A new site for a new city

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

Some masterpieces

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

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A majestic and luminous church

Searching for colour

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The theatre of taste

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

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

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The Maiolica of the staircase

The chocolate of Modica

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

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

A long reconstruction

From International Gothic to present day

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Prominent façade

Two illustrious patron saints

The interior and its masterpieces

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A triumph of colour

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A square as the heart of the city

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A colourful floor

The Burgos crucifix

A city in colour

A half-Baroque church

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The colours of the cathedral

New roads for Catania

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Discovering the mother church

The church of Carmine

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

One city, three sites

One city, two sites

Between white and black

A hall for the feasts

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

An eagle-shaped city

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara