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 Barresi-Branciforte lords

A feast only for Scicli

The interior and its masterpieces

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The Burgos crucifix

The church of Carmine

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Two illustrious patron saints

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

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Discovering the mother church

The internal colours

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

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Wonderful quick decorations

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The colours of the cathedral

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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

Some masterpieces

A hall for the feasts

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A miniature city

A triumph of colour

A city in colour

A half-Baroque church

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The theatre of taste

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The Staircase of Angels

New roads for Catania

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Prominent façade

A majestic and luminous church

A symbol for the town

A museum to save a tradition

Norman apses

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The disastrous earthquake

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The chocolate of Modica

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Connections with other UNESCO sites

From International Gothic to present day

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

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A new site for a new church

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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

One city, three sites

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

The Baroque town by the sea

One city, two sites

A square as the heart of the city

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Some prestigious works

Many owners, one palace

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Searching for colour

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

A talking palace

A small room with a golden entrance

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The city of museums

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A prominent church

Feast days

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Between white and black

The Maiolica of the staircase

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The two churches

A long reconstruction

A colourful floor

A new site for a new city

An eagle-shaped city

The wall comes to life

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century