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 senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

From International Gothic to present day

The two churches

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

The interior and its masterpieces

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The internal colours

A half-Baroque church

A majestic and luminous church

A colourful floor

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The disastrous earthquake

One city, three sites

A museum to save a tradition

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Searching for colour

The Staircase of Angels

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A new site for a new church

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A long reconstruction

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Feast days

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The wall comes to life

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

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

New roads for Catania

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Many owners, one palace

One city, two sites

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

The Baroque town by the sea

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Some prestigious works

A talking palace

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Wonderful quick decorations

An eagle-shaped city

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

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

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

Discovering the mother church

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The Burgos crucifix

A hall for the feasts

A triumph of colour

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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

Two illustrious patron saints

Connections with other UNESCO sites

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A symbol for the town

The church of Carmine

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A city in colour

A miniature city

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

The chocolate of Modica

Prominent façade

Between white and black

The theatre of taste

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A feast only for Scicli

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The city of museums

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The Maiolica of the staircase

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Feasting in Palazzolo

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A prominent church

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Some masterpieces

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

The colours of the cathedral

A new site for a new city

Norman apses

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A small room with a golden entrance

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

A square as the heart of the city