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