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 Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A miniature city

A symbol for the town

A triumph of colour

A new site for a new city

Wonderful quick decorations

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The disastrous earthquake

The Maiolica of the staircase

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A half-Baroque church

The wall comes to life

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Two illustrious patron saints

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The Baroque town by the sea

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

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

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Searching for colour

A long reconstruction

A museum to save a tradition

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Many owners, one palace

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The interior and its masterpieces

The two churches

The church of Carmine

Feasting in Palazzolo

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Prominent façade

A feast only for Scicli

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A square as the heart of the city

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

A small room with a golden entrance

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

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

A new site for a new church

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

From International Gothic to present day

The façade used as a puppet theatre

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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

A city in colour

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

Between white and black

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

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

The colours of the cathedral

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

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

A majestic and luminous church

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Some masterpieces

The Staircase of Angels

A prominent church

A talking palace

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Some prestigious works

A colourful floor

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The theatre of taste

One city, three sites

The internal colours

The city of museums

The Burgos crucifix

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

One city, two sites

An eagle-shaped city

Norman apses

Discovering the mother church

Feast days

New roads for Catania

The chocolate of Modica

A hall for the feasts

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers