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