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