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