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 senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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

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

The chocolate of Modica

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Prominent façade

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Some prestigious works

Many owners, one palace

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A hall for the feasts

A city in colour

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Norman apses

A half-Baroque church

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

A triumph of colour

Wonderful quick decorations

A symbol for the town

A new site for a new church

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

The Burgos crucifix

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

A square as the heart of the city

Feast days

Some masterpieces

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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

A talking palace

A new site for a new city

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A Nobel Prize in Modica

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

An eagle-shaped city

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Discovering the mother church

The two churches

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A majestic and luminous church

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A long reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A museum to save a tradition

One city, two sites

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The interior and its masterpieces

The Baroque town by the sea

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The city of museums

A small room with a golden entrance

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Two illustrious patron saints

A colourful floor

The Maiolica of the staircase

A feast only for Scicli

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The wall comes to life

Searching for colour

The theatre of taste

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

New roads for Catania

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

The disastrous earthquake

Connections with other UNESCO sites

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Between white and black

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

The colours of the cathedral

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

One city, three sites

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The internal colours

A miniature city

The Staircase of Angels

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The church of Carmine

From International Gothic to present day

Feasting in Palazzolo

A prominent church