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 kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The Baroque town by the sea

The Staircase of Angels

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A colourful floor

Prominent façade

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

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

A majestic and luminous church

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

One city, three sites

A new site for a new city

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Many owners, one palace

Feasting in Palazzolo

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A small room with a golden entrance

An eagle-shaped city

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

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

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The theatre of taste

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The Burgos crucifix

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A symbol for the town

The wall comes to life

New roads for Catania

The city of museums

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Some prestigious works

Feast days

A new site for a new church

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

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

Two illustrious patron saints

The disastrous earthquake

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

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

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A feast only for Scicli

A museum to save a tradition

Searching for colour

A long reconstruction

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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

From International Gothic to present day

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A prominent church

One city, two sites

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The chocolate of Modica

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

A triumph of colour

The church of Carmine

A hall for the feasts

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

The internal colours

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

A miniature city

The colours of the cathedral

The interior and its masterpieces

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Maiolica of the staircase

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A city in colour

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A square as the heart of the city

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Some masterpieces

Norman apses

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Discovering the mother church

A talking palace

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Between white and black

The two churches

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Wonderful quick decorations