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

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The internal colours

From International Gothic to present day

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

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The Burgos crucifix

The Baroque town by the sea

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

A square as the heart of the city

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

One city, two sites

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

One city, three sites

An eagle-shaped city

Many owners, one palace

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A miniature city

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Between white and black

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A hall for the feasts

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Some masterpieces

New roads for Catania

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

A symbol for the town

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Some prestigious works

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The interior and its masterpieces

A triumph of colour

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Feasting in Palazzolo

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The two churches

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Wonderful quick decorations

Two illustrious patron saints

The Staircase of Angels

The Maiolica of the staircase

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A long reconstruction

A small room with a golden entrance

Searching for colour

Feast days

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Discovering the mother church

A new site for a new city

The colours of the cathedral

The theatre of taste

The wall comes to life

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

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

Norman apses

The chocolate of Modica

A feast only for Scicli

A majestic and luminous church

The city of museums

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A museum to save a tradition

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

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A new site for a new church

A city in colour

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A colourful floor

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Modica, a city with ancient origins

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A talking palace

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Prominent façade

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A half-Baroque church

The church of Carmine

The disastrous earthquake

A prominent church

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

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph