Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?
Verticality and dynamism of the façade of the Church of San Carlo
A miniature city
Fountain of the Nymph Zizza: public water in the town
The senses tell the story of the Church of San Giuliano ai Crociferi
A Nobel Prize in Modica
Some masterpieces
San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church
One city, three sites
A feast only for Scicli
The new roads of the city
New roads for Catania
The wall comes to life
The senses tell about Palazzo Beneventano
A design by Vincenzo Sinatra
The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Maria del Monte
The Barresi-Branciforte lords
Barresi-Branciforte: the lords of the fiefdom and the modernisation of the town
A symbol for the town
Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom
Unusual iconographies: the Burgos crucifix
The senses tell the story of the church of Santa Maria del Carmelo
The casket of austerity under the great dome
Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town
The beginning of an authentic Baroque conception
The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara
The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours
The senses tell the story of the Badia di Sant’Agata
A casket of precious works
From the contrast of the exterior to the internal jubilation of colours
The freedom of worship and the Catholic Church’s role in the diffusion of Baroque
A unifying project for the city of Catania
A triumph of colour
Feast days
Palazzo della Cancelleria: from former stable to the Nicastro family
City and nature
The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe
The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction
The Maiolica of the staircase
Connections with other UNESCO sites
The city palace
An eagle-shaped city
Madonna of the Militia: a singular warrior virgin
One city, two sites
The Franciscan convent
Majestic exteriors, grandiose interiors
The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca
Piazza Duomo, the elephant fountain, the heart of the city
The Church of Madonna della Stella
A talking palace
The Madonna dei Conadomini and the art of devotion
The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation
A long reconstruction
The Monastery of the Benedictine nuns
The interior and its masterpieces
The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers
The senses tell about Palazzo Trigona
The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara
The Church of St. John the Evangelist
Scenography, lights and colours of the cathedral
Palazzo Zacco, a balance between sobriety and decoration
The senses tell the story of the Church of San Paolo
The illusion of light and the decorative splendour
The church and the monastery
A new palace for the La Rocca lords
Prominent façade
The Church of St. Julian on Via dei Crociferi
The Church of St. Benedict
The Baroque town by the sea
Two illustrious patron saints
The theatre of taste
Limestone, the colour of harmony
A museum to save a tradition
A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)
The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto
One city, three sites
The triumph of Baroque: expansion of spaces
Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo
The senses tell the story of the Church of San Giovanni Evangelista
Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library
Views denied, views conquered: the power of the devout Benedictines
Militello: The story of an enlightened fiefdom
The palace, the town, the church
A new site for a new church
The role of the religious orders in rebuilding the Val di Noto
The senses tell the story of the staircase of Santa Maria del Monte
The city within the city
The Monte delle Prestanze in the new city layout
Searching for colour
A majestic and luminous church
Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century
The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento
Altars, saints and sculptural works
Virtuosity, decorations and altars
The internal colours
The senses tell the story of the Church of San Giovanni Evangelista
Scicli, the city of Baroque scenery
Some prestigious works
The church of Carmine
A colourful floor
A square as the heart of the city
The Duomo di San Giorgio (Cathedral of St. George)
The senses tell of Palazzo della Cancelleria
The senses tell the Church of San Domenico
The Antonino Uccello Birthplace Museum
A heritage of votive works
The senses tell the story of the Sanctuary Church of Santa Maria della Stella
Reconstruction after the earthquake
A city in colour
Akrai and Syracuse: an unbreakable bond
Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto
The two churches
Baroque creativity: recurring themes
San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public
Norman apses
The Church of St. Paul
Expansion, spatiality and light in the church of San Domenico
The disastrous earthquake
The character of Badia Sant’Agata
The senses tell the Cathedral of San Giorgio
Rebirth and urban planning of the city of Noto
Freedom of worship and the role of the Catholic Church in the diffusion of Baroque
The neo-Gothic seminary chapel: symbols, light and space
St. Agatha and the giant candelabras
The senses tell the Church of San Michele
The interior and works of art
The Badia di Sant’Agata (St. Agatha’s Abbey)
A half-Baroque church
The interior of the church: space and colour
Palazzo Trigona: a building with a complex shape
Modica, a city with ancient origins
The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci
Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo
The dynamics of the Church of San Michele
The two churches
Religious architecture
The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe
The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso
A stone garden
The Church of St. Francis
The colours of the cathedral
From St. Thomas to St. Joseph
The Benedictines’ library
Wonderful quick decorations
St. Agatha and the candelore
The church and the college
The Burgos crucifix
The Staircase of Angels
The Palazzo dei due mori
The works in the church
Luminous sacred spaces
Geometry and wonder in civic architecture in the Baroque of the Val di Noto
The senses tell about Palazzo Ducezio
Palazzo Trigona di Canicarao
The Infiorata of Noto, a modern tradition
San Domenico and Gagliardi’s work
A hall for the feasts
The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata
The senses tell the story of the church of San Giovanni Battista
Feasting in Palazzolo
The senses tell the Mother Church of San Nicolò and of the Santissimo Salvatore
Many owners, one palace
Church of San Giuliano (St. Julian) on Via dei Crociferi: reconstruction
The interiors: diffused light and Byzantine relics
The senses tell of the Cathedral of San Pietro
Art in the cathedral
A new site for a new city
St. Sebastian, so much work!
The senses tell the story of the Church of San Giuliano ai Crociferi
A new site for the church of San Giorgio
The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)
The Church of St. Mary of the Mountain
From the end of the world to rebirth from the rubble
The senses tell the story of the Church of the Badia di Sant’Agata
Between white and black
The senses tell the Benedictine Monastery and San NicoIò l’Arena
The smallest Greek theatre in the world
The city of Modica, a balance between nature and urbanism
The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto
Expanded spaces, stucco and colourful lights
The senses tell the story of the Church of San Carlo and the former Jesuit college
The eagle-shaped city
A small room with a golden entrance
Scenography and devotion for St. Agatha
Discovering the mother church
The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano
The chocolate of Modica
The church of San Nicolò l’Arena: the majesty of an unfinished beauty
The senses tell the Cathedral of San Giorgio
The senses tell about Palazzo Zacco
The Staircase of Angels
A story of rebirth
The city of museums
The art of maiolica
The senses tell the Benedictine Monastery and the Church of San Nicolò l’Arena
A compromise between Neoclassicism and Baroque
The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata
The expansion of space and changing reality
Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family
A Nobel Prize in Modica
The articulated interior spaces
Baroque and the loss of balance in the 16th century
From International Gothic to present day
MiC – Ministero della Cultura
Legge 77/2006 - Misure Speciali di Tutela e Fruizione dei Siti Italiani di Interesse Culturale, Paesaggistico e Ambientale, inseriti nella “Lista Del Patrimonio Mondiale”, posti sotto la Tutela dell’ UNESCO Regione Siciliana.
Assessorato dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana, Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana.
Parco archeologico della Valle dei Templi di Agrigento.
