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

From International Gothic to present day

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Feast days

The disastrous earthquake

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Norman apses

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The wall comes to life

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

Discovering the mother church

New roads for Catania

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

A city in colour

A new site for a new church

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Prominent façade

A museum to save a tradition

The Staircase of Angels

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

A talking palace

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

The Burgos crucifix

The colours of the cathedral

A small room with a golden entrance

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The Baroque town by the sea

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The internal colours

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

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

A square as the heart of the city

The Maiolica of the staircase

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Feasting in Palazzolo

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The city of museums

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Two illustrious patron saints

Connections with other UNESCO sites

One city, two sites

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A half-Baroque church

The theatre of taste

Wonderful quick decorations

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Some masterpieces

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

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A hall for the feasts

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A long reconstruction

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A colourful floor

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

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Many owners, one palace

Between white and black

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

One city, three sites

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A miniature city

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

A symbol for the town

The chocolate of Modica

A new site for a new city

The church of Carmine

An eagle-shaped city

A prominent church

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A majestic and luminous church

A triumph of colour

The interior and its masterpieces

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Searching for colour

Some prestigious works

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The two churches

A feast only for Scicli

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

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