Palazzolo Acreide

Some masterpieces

The church houses splendid works that complete and decorate the interior.
The altar area definitely attracts attention. Composed of a series of wonderful elements, the structure behind the altar is a carving masterpiece.
La struttura dietro l’altare La struttura dietro l’altare
It is richly elaborate and a dozen columns surmounted by putto heads complete the composition. The same attention to detail can be found in the use of colour on the lower part of the structure, completely in marble; the artist chose and combined fragments of blue, red, yellow and white marble.

A little above the altar is the painting by Paolo Tanasi completed in 1827.
The work depicts the Annunciation , one of the most important moments in Christian history when the angel announced to the Virgin Mary that she would give birth to the Messiah. Tanasi chose well-defined colours such as yellow, which highlights the shape of the angel, and blue, which emphasises the corporeality of the Virgin Mary.
In the transept you can see the Madonna del Carmelo (Our Lady of Mount Carmel) completely covered in gold. She shines from afar and demands attention. The right nave houses the statue of Santa Teresa (St. Theresa) and as usual, above one of the altars is the depiction of the Holy Family, the Virgin Mary, the Child and John the Baptist.
Un dipinto, dietro l’altare raffigura l’Annunciazione la statua di Santa Teresa Madonna del Carmelo, nel transetto

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell the story of the Badia di Sant’Agata

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A colourful floor

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Discovering the mother church

The role of the religious orders in rebuilding the Val di Noto

The church of Carmine

The senses tell the Benedictine Monastery and San NicoIò l’Arena

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A symbol for the town

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The Burgos crucifix

The internal colours

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The senses tell the Mother Church of San Nicolò and of the Santissimo Salvatore

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Feasting in Palazzolo

Two illustrious patron saints

Many owners, one palace

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A hall for the feasts

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Giuliano ai Crociferi

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Wonderful quick decorations

A miniature city

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Modica, a city with ancient origins

New roads for Catania

The Maiolica of the staircase

Between white and black

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The city of museums

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The Staircase of Angels

The senses tell the story of the church of Santa Maria del Carmelo

Prominent façade

A prominent church

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giovanni Battista

The two churches

A small room with a golden entrance

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Some masterpieces

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

An eagle-shaped city

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The disastrous earthquake

From the contrast of the exterior to the internal jubilation of colours

Norman apses

A new site for a new city

A square as the heart of the city

A majestic and luminous church

Church of San Giuliano (St. Julian) on Via dei Crociferi: reconstruction

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Giovanni Evangelista

Some prestigious works

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A museum to save a tradition

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The senses tell the story of the staircase of Santa Maria del Monte

A feast only for Scicli

A new site for a new church

A talking palace

A long reconstruction

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

One city, two sites

From International Gothic to present day

The wall comes to life

The colours of the cathedral

Searching for colour

The Baroque town by the sea

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The chocolate of Modica

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A city in colour

Freedom of worship and the role of the Catholic Church in the diffusion of Baroque

A triumph of colour

Feast days

The theatre of taste

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

One city, three sites

The interior and its masterpieces

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo