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

Searching for colour

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The chocolate of Modica

From International Gothic to present day

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

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A new site for a new city

The Staircase of Angels

A feast only for Scicli

A city in colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The Burgos crucifix

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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

A long reconstruction

Two illustrious patron saints

Prominent façade

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

A majestic and luminous church

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The theatre of taste

The Baroque town by the sea

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A museum to save a tradition

The wall comes to life

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A prominent church

The disastrous earthquake

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A colourful floor

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 San Giuliano ai Crociferi

The city of museums

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The internal colours

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A miniature city

One city, three sites

Wonderful quick decorations

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A talking palace

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

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

A small room with a golden entrance

Feasting in Palazzolo

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

One city, two sites

A new site for a new church

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Many owners, one palace

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A triumph of colour

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

New roads for Catania

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

The two churches

An eagle-shaped city

Some masterpieces

The interior and its masterpieces

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A half-Baroque church

The colours of the cathedral

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

A hall for the feasts

Norman apses

A square as the heart of the city

The church of Carmine

Some prestigious works

The Maiolica of the staircase

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Feast days

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

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Discovering the mother church

A Nobel Prize in Modica

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Between white and black

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A symbol for the town

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca