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 disastrous earthquake

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A small room with a golden entrance

Two illustrious patron saints

A city in colour

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A triumph of colour

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

A hall for the feasts

A miniature city

A talking palace

A majestic and luminous church

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A museum to save a tradition

The city of museums

The wall comes to life

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Feasting in Palazzolo

Discovering the mother church

The internal colours

The interior and its masterpieces

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

One city, two sites

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The colours of the cathedral

The Staircase of Angels

Prominent façade

New roads for Catania

The Burgos crucifix

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

One city, three sites

An eagle-shaped city

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The church of Carmine

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A symbol for the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Some masterpieces

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 new site for a new city

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

Between white and black

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A prominent church

A feast only for Scicli

From International Gothic to present day

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

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Feast days

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The chocolate of Modica

The theatre of taste

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

A square as the heart of the city

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A colourful floor

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

Norman apses

The Baroque town by the sea

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A new site for a new church

Connections with other UNESCO sites

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

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

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Wonderful quick decorations

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The two churches

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Some prestigious works

Many owners, one palace

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A long reconstruction

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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

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

Searching for colour