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 new site for a new city

Wonderful quick decorations

Some masterpieces

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

Some prestigious works

Many owners, one palace

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

The colours of the cathedral

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The theatre of taste

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Two illustrious patron saints

Prominent façade

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A square as the heart of the city

The Staircase of Angels

A city in colour

The Baroque town by the sea

Connections with other UNESCO sites

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The Burgos crucifix

Searching for colour

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

A feast only for Scicli

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

The chocolate of Modica

A majestic and luminous church

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

The church of Carmine

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Feasting in Palazzolo

The internal colours

An eagle-shaped city

The wall comes to life

A prominent church

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A symbol for the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

New roads for Catania

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

One city, two sites

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

Discovering the mother church

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

One city, three sites

The disastrous earthquake

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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

Between white and black

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A talking palace

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Feast days

A triumph of colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Norman apses

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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

A colourful floor

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The city of museums

The Maiolica of the staircase

A small room with a golden entrance

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

A long reconstruction

A museum to save a tradition

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A miniature city

A half-Baroque church

The two churches

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

From International Gothic to present day

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A hall for the feasts

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The interior and its masterpieces

A new site for a new church

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