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