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 long reconstruction

One city, three sites

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

The Staircase of Angels

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Feasting in Palazzolo

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

New roads for Catania

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The Maiolica of the staircase

A square as the heart of the city

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The two churches

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Discovering the mother church

A small room with a golden entrance

The disastrous earthquake

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Prominent façade

The chocolate of Modica

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A miniature city

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A half-Baroque church

The Burgos crucifix

Some masterpieces

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A majestic and luminous church

The wall comes to life

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The internal colours

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

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Many owners, one palace

A new site for a new church

An eagle-shaped city

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

Between white and black

Norman apses

A triumph of colour

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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

A symbol for the town

A museum to save a tradition

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

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Searching for colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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

The theatre of taste

One city, two sites

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The Baroque town by the sea

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The church of Carmine

A new site for a new city

A prominent church

From International Gothic to present day

A colourful floor

The colours of the cathedral

A city in colour

Two illustrious patron saints

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

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

A feast only for Scicli

Some prestigious works

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

Feast days

A hall for the feasts

The city of museums

A Nobel Prize in Modica

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The interior and its masterpieces

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A talking palace

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

Wonderful quick decorations

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