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

Searching for colour

The church of Carmine

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The disastrous earthquake

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A miniature city

The theatre of taste

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Feasting in Palazzolo

Discovering the mother church

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Wonderful quick decorations

Two illustrious patron saints

A majestic and luminous church

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

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A prominent church

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

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

From International Gothic to present day

The Maiolica of the staircase

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

A new site for a new city

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

The city of museums

The internal colours

Some prestigious works

A square as the heart of the city

New roads for Catania

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

An eagle-shaped city

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Norman apses

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

One city, three sites

The Burgos crucifix

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A symbol for the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The wall comes to life

The Staircase of Angels

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The interior and its masterpieces

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A talking palace

Between white and black

Prominent façade

A triumph of colour

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

A long reconstruction

The Baroque town by the sea

Feast days

A colourful floor

A feast only for Scicli

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A museum to save a tradition

The colours of the cathedral

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A city in colour

The chocolate of Modica

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Many owners, one palace

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

A half-Baroque church

A new site for a new church

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A hall for the feasts

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

One city, two sites

The two churches

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

A small room with a golden entrance

Some masterpieces

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A Nobel Prize in Modica