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 façade used as a puppet theatre

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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

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

A museum to save a tradition

Norman apses

The city of museums

The Burgos crucifix

A miniature city

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

An eagle-shaped city

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

The interior and its masterpieces

Many owners, one palace

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

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

Searching for colour

A square as the heart of the city

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

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

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A half-Baroque church

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

From International Gothic to present day

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A triumph of colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Feast days

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The Baroque town by the sea

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The disastrous earthquake

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A new site for a new church

One city, two sites

A prominent church

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

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Some prestigious works

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Discovering the mother church

The Maiolica of the staircase

Prominent façade

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A colourful floor

A symbol for the town

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

The two churches

Wonderful quick decorations

The colours of the cathedral

One city, three sites

A majestic and luminous church

The theatre of taste

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Feasting in Palazzolo

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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

The chocolate of Modica

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A long reconstruction

Two illustrious patron saints

Some masterpieces

A hall for the feasts

The church of Carmine

The internal colours

A small room with a golden entrance

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

New roads for Catania

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The wall comes to life

A feast only for Scicli

The Staircase of Angels

Between white and black

A city in colour

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A new site for a new city

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

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A talking palace