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 design by Vincenzo Sinatra

New roads for Catania

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

The Burgos crucifix

The theatre of taste

Between white and black

A long reconstruction

Feast days

Wonderful quick decorations

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Norman apses

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

A square as the heart of the city

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Feasting in Palazzolo

A museum to save a tradition

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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

Connections with other UNESCO sites

An eagle-shaped city

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The internal colours

One city, two sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A prominent church

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Discovering the mother church

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The two churches

A new site for a new city

A feast only for Scicli

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The interior and its masterpieces

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A symbol for the town

Many owners, one palace

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

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

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The church of Carmine

From International Gothic to present day

A miniature city

A small room with a golden entrance

A new site for a new church

The chocolate of Modica

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The Staircase of Angels

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

Some masterpieces

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The Baroque town by the sea

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Some prestigious works

One city, three sites

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A colourful floor

A city in colour

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

The wall comes to life

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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

A majestic and luminous church

A triumph of colour

Searching for colour

Two illustrious patron saints

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The city of museums

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A hall for the feasts

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The colours of the cathedral

A talking palace

Prominent façade

The disastrous earthquake