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 Barresi-Branciforte lords

The church of Carmine

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The Maiolica of the staircase

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The chocolate of Modica

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Prominent façade

Many owners, one palace

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

Feast days

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

One city, three sites

Searching for colour

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

New roads for Catania

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A talking palace

The two churches

One city, two sites

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A triumph of colour

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A museum to save a tradition

A feast only for Scicli

A city in colour

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Two illustrious patron saints

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A square as the heart of the city

A symbol for the town

The Baroque town by the sea

Discovering the mother church

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A new site for a new city

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The internal colours

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

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The wall comes to life

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

The city of museums

Some prestigious works

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A colourful floor

Norman apses

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

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

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

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

The interior and its masterpieces

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A miniature city

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The Burgos crucifix

Wonderful quick decorations

The disastrous earthquake

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Between white and black

The colours of the cathedral

A majestic and luminous church

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Some masterpieces

A hall for the feasts

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Feasting in Palazzolo

A small room with a golden entrance

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

An eagle-shaped city

A half-Baroque church

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

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The Staircase of Angels

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A long reconstruction

St. Sebastian, so much work!

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A new site for a new church

A prominent church

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The theatre of taste

From International Gothic to present day