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 city in colour

Two illustrious patron saints

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San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

From International Gothic to present day

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A majestic and luminous church

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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

Discovering the mother church

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A small room with a golden entrance

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The two churches

Searching for colour

A square as the heart of the city

Feast days

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Prominent façade

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Norman apses

The Burgos crucifix

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

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The disastrous earthquake

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The theatre of taste

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

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A new site for a new city

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

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

One city, three sites

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

One city, two sites

Some masterpieces

A colourful floor

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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

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

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The wall comes to life

An eagle-shaped city

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

Some prestigious works

Many owners, one palace

The interior and its masterpieces

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The Maiolica of the staircase

A museum to save a tradition

The chocolate of Modica

The Baroque town by the sea

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The Staircase of Angels

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A long reconstruction

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A talking palace

The city of museums

A half-Baroque church

The church of Carmine

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

The colours of the cathedral

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A hall for the feasts

A new site for a new church

A prominent church

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Wonderful quick decorations

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

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A symbol for the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

New roads for Catania

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Between white and black

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

A miniature city

A triumph of colour

The internal colours

Feasting in Palazzolo

A feast only for Scicli

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe