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

A colourful floor

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A symbol for the town

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Many owners, one palace

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Prominent façade

A square as the heart of the city

The Maiolica of the staircase

The theatre of taste

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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

The Staircase of Angels

A half-Baroque church

Discovering the mother church

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The colours of the cathedral

The church of Carmine

A hall for the feasts

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

The disastrous earthquake

The chocolate of Modica

Some prestigious works

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A long reconstruction

Norman apses

A majestic and luminous church

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The two churches

The internal colours

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

One city, two sites

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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

Searching for colour

A triumph of colour

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

The city of museums

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The wall comes to life

Some masterpieces

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A museum to save a tradition

Feast days

A prominent church

A miniature city

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A talking palace

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A new site for a new city

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

An eagle-shaped city

The Baroque town by the sea

A feast only for Scicli

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

One city, three sites

A city in colour

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

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

New roads for Catania

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

A new site for a new church

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

Two illustrious patron saints

Feasting in Palazzolo

The interior and its masterpieces

From International Gothic to present day

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The Burgos crucifix

A small room with a golden entrance

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Wonderful quick decorations

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Between white and black

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers