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