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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

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

A hall for the feasts

One city, three sites

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A city in colour

Limestone, the colour of harmony

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Many owners, one palace

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

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Some masterpieces

A new site for a new city

A new site for a new church

A majestic and luminous church

A prominent church

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A half-Baroque church

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A triumph of colour

From International Gothic to present day

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The wall comes to life

Two illustrious patron saints

An eagle-shaped city

Feasting in Palazzolo

A museum to save a tradition

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

Prominent façade

One city, two sites

The two churches

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A talking palace

The interior and its masterpieces

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The chocolate of Modica

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The church of Carmine

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A small room with a golden entrance

Some prestigious works

The Maiolica of the staircase

A symbol for the town

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A feast only for Scicli

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

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

Wonderful quick decorations

The disastrous earthquake

Norman apses

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

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

A square as the heart of the city

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Searching for colour

Discovering the mother church

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The city of museums

A colourful floor

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Between white and black

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The colours of the cathedral

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Feast days

New roads for Catania

A miniature city

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A long reconstruction

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The Baroque town by the sea

The Burgos crucifix

The Staircase of Angels

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

The theatre of taste

The internal colours