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