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