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

Some prestigious works

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A prominent church

A square as the heart of the city

A hall for the feasts

The Baroque town by the sea

The Burgos crucifix

The church of Carmine

Between white and black

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A miniature city

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

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

A half-Baroque church

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A triumph of colour

The Maiolica of the staircase

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

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Connections with other UNESCO sites

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Prominent façade

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

A talking palace

A new site for a new church

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A symbol for the town

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The internal colours

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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

Feast days

A colourful floor

New roads for Catania

A feast only for Scicli

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The chocolate of Modica

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Searching for colour

The interior and its masterpieces

The two churches

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

The disastrous earthquake

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

From International Gothic to present day

Many owners, one palace

Feasting in Palazzolo

Discovering the mother church

A majestic and luminous church

A small room with a golden entrance

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The colours of the cathedral

Two illustrious patron saints

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

A museum to save a tradition

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The city of museums

A Nobel Prize in Modica

An eagle-shaped city

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A city in colour

The theatre of taste

Some masterpieces

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

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

The wall comes to life

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The Staircase of Angels

Limestone, the colour of harmony

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

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Norman apses

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

One city, three sites

A long reconstruction

Wonderful quick decorations

One city, two sites

A new site for a new city