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 talking palace

A miniature city

A new site for a new church

The two churches

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

A half-Baroque church

A museum to save a tradition

The interior and its masterpieces

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The Baroque town by the sea

The city of museums

A majestic and luminous church

The façade used as a puppet theatre

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A square as the heart of the city

The Burgos crucifix

The colours of the cathedral

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Feasting in Palazzolo

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A city in colour

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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

A prominent church

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

One city, two sites

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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 character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

A new site for a new city

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The internal colours

St. Sebastian, so much work!

An eagle-shaped city

Between white and black

A triumph of colour

The theatre of taste

The disastrous earthquake

The wall comes to life

A long reconstruction

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A symbol for the town

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

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

Some masterpieces

The Maiolica of the staircase

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Searching for colour

Wonderful quick decorations

The Staircase of Angels

The church of Carmine

Some prestigious works

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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

Norman apses

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

One city, three sites

New roads for Catania

Feast days

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Two illustrious patron saints

A colourful floor

Discovering the mother church

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

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

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

A feast only for Scicli

From International Gothic to present day

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Prominent façade

A hall for the feasts

A small room with a golden entrance

The chocolate of Modica

Many owners, one palace

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe