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Brightness and light

Colour, light and more colour! The vault is a riot of colour, capable of making the figures and shapes stand out, and leaving visitors gazing upwards. As for the altar, it attracts attention thanks to the brilliance and shine of gold, silver and the precious sparkling stones used to decorate it....
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Wow, the colours!

When you think of a kitchen, somewhere clean and full of food, pots and spoons comes to mind. Perhaps for normal, trivial kitchens... because for the monastery kitchen the first thing that comes to mind are the colours of the floor and central structure; a triumph of white, blue, yellow, green and o...
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A hypnotic floor

With a splendid geometric design of curved and broken lines pointing towards the centre, the floor of the church of San Giuliano (St. Julian) mesmerises all who look upon it. The effect is amplified by the contrast between the colours of the floor. The red stone alternating with white marble with ...
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What a view!

If we climbed the steps leading to the terrace above the abbey of St. Agatha, perhaps we would be a little tired or out of breath, but there would be a splendid landscape before us. The entire city can be seen from here: the Bellini Theatre, the Cathedral, the Ursino Castle, the churches on Via Cr...
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The façade with a play on colour

Of all the wonders of Piazza Duomo, the cathedral certainly does not go unnoticed. Thanks to a play on colour between the white limestone and grey lava stone, the façade figures prominently in the square. The two colours alternate with one another to create a perfect harmony that adds liveliness ...
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A panorama over Noto

The terrace of Santa Chiara will take your breath away! Partly because of all the stairs you have to climb, but more so for the spectacular view. The whole city of Noto is below you, where infinite shades of colours embellish the landscape. The green of the trees and surrounding hills; the blue of...
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