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 feast only for Scicli

A hall for the feasts

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

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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

Some prestigious works

Feast days

Limestone, the colour of harmony

New roads for Catania

A city in colour

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A symbol for the town

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

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

Two illustrious patron saints

The wall comes to life

A colourful floor

The theatre of taste

The Burgos crucifix

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

One city, three sites

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

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A triumph of colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

An eagle-shaped city

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The internal colours

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The colours of the cathedral

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Prominent façade

The chocolate of Modica

A majestic and luminous church

One city, two sites

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A new site for a new city

A new site for a new church

Some masterpieces

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The Maiolica of the staircase

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The Baroque town by the sea

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

The two churches

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Searching for colour

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Wonderful quick decorations

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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

Many owners, one palace

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A miniature city

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A half-Baroque church

A museum to save a tradition

Discovering the mother church

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The disastrous earthquake

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

From International Gothic to present day

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The city of museums

A talking palace

Norman apses

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

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The church of Carmine

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A long reconstruction

A square as the heart of the city

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

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

A prominent church

A small room with a golden entrance

The interior and its masterpieces

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

The Staircase of Angels

Between white and black

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)