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 Staircase of Angels

The colours of the cathedral

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Searching for colour

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

The Burgos crucifix

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A talking palace

A majestic and luminous church

From International Gothic to present day

A miniature city

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

The church of Carmine

A triumph of colour

The disastrous earthquake

Many owners, one palace

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Two illustrious patron saints

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Between white and black

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

A new site for a new church

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Some masterpieces

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The Baroque town by the sea

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Discovering the mother church

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

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The wall comes to life

The two churches

A square as the heart of the city

An eagle-shaped city

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The theatre of taste

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

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

A hall for the feasts

The chocolate of Modica

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A colourful floor

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A symbol for the town

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A long reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Norman apses

A small room with a golden entrance

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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

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

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Feast days

The interior and its masterpieces

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A new site for a new city

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

One city, two sites

A museum to save a tradition

Prominent façade

A city in colour

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The internal colours

A prominent church

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

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

New roads for Catania

The city of museums

A half-Baroque church

One city, three sites

The Maiolica of the staircase

Wonderful quick decorations

Some prestigious works

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A feast only for Scicli