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