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 city of museums

Feasting in Palazzolo

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A prominent church

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Discovering the mother church

The chocolate of Modica

A majestic and luminous church

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Prominent façade

A city in colour

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

A hall for the feasts

The Baroque town by the sea

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

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

The Burgos crucifix

The interior and its masterpieces

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A square as the heart of the city

Norman apses

One city, three sites

A new site for a new city

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A triumph of colour

A new site for a new church

A symbol for the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

New roads for Catania

A feast only for Scicli

The disastrous earthquake

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A miniature city

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Feast days

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Between white and black

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

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Some masterpieces

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

From International Gothic to present day

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The Staircase of Angels

Some prestigious works

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The two churches

Many owners, one palace

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Maiolica of the staircase

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

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

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

Searching for colour

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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

A small room with a golden entrance

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The internal colours

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Wonderful quick decorations

The wall comes to life

A talking palace

The colours of the cathedral

The theatre of taste

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

One city, two sites

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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

An eagle-shaped city

A long reconstruction

Two illustrious patron saints

A half-Baroque church

A museum to save a tradition

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

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

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

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

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A colourful floor

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The church of Carmine