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

The church of Carmine

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Wonderful quick decorations

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

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A small room with a golden entrance

A prominent church

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The theatre of taste

Limestone, the colour of harmony

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Norman apses

A city in colour

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Feast days

A colourful floor

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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Between white and black

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A museum to save a tradition

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A half-Baroque church

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The Baroque town by the sea

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

A new site for a new church

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

One city, three sites

Searching for colour

The internal colours

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The two churches

Feasting in Palazzolo

Some masterpieces

From International Gothic to present day

The Staircase of Angels

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Two illustrious patron saints

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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

A hall for the feasts

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

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

A new site for a new city

Many owners, one palace

The disastrous earthquake

An eagle-shaped city

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

A miniature city

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A feast only for Scicli

The colours of the cathedral

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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

A long reconstruction

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A symbol for the town

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

New roads for Catania

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

The city of museums

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A square as the heart of the city

One city, two sites

The Burgos crucifix

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The chocolate of Modica

The Maiolica of the staircase

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Prominent façade

The interior and its masterpieces

Discovering the mother church

A majestic and luminous church

A triumph of colour

Some prestigious works

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The wall comes to life

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A talking palace

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