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 Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A new site for a new church

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Discovering the mother church

One city, three sites

A city in colour

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

Many owners, one palace

The chocolate of Modica

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The Staircase of Angels

A feast only for Scicli

A symbol for the town

Between white and black

A long reconstruction

Feast days

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

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

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Wonderful quick decorations

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The church of Carmine

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The theatre of taste

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The façade used as a puppet theatre

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Searching for colour

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A majestic and luminous church

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

A hall for the feasts

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Prominent façade

The internal colours

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Some prestigious works

A small room with a golden entrance

An eagle-shaped city

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A square as the heart of the city

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

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

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The interior and its masterpieces

Norman apses

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

New roads for Catania

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A triumph of colour

A miniature city

The disastrous earthquake

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

Some masterpieces

One city, two sites

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The city of museums

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

A new site for a new city

From International Gothic to present day

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The wall comes to life

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The Baroque town by the sea

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The two churches

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

The Burgos crucifix

Two illustrious patron saints

The colours of the cathedral

A museum to save a tradition

A colourful floor

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A talking palace

A prominent church

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

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

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom