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 Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The church of Carmine

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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

The disastrous earthquake

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The two churches

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A colourful floor

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

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

The chocolate of Modica

The wall comes to life

One city, two sites

A symbol for the town

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

The theatre of taste

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A talking palace

One city, three sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A museum to save a tradition

A feast only for Scicli

Some prestigious works

Searching for colour

The Burgos crucifix

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Between white and black

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Discovering the mother church

A square as the heart of the city

A miniature city

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A city in colour

Prominent façade

Feast days

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A small room with a golden entrance

A new site for a new church

A hall for the feasts

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A triumph of colour

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A long reconstruction

Norman apses

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A half-Baroque church

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Many owners, one palace

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A majestic and luminous church

New roads for Catania

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

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

The interior and its masterpieces

A new site for a new city

The Baroque town by the sea

From International Gothic to present day

Some masterpieces

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

The colours of the cathedral

The city of museums

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The Staircase of Angels

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

A prominent church

The internal colours

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

An eagle-shaped city

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

Two illustrious patron saints

Wonderful quick decorations