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 senses tell the story of the Badia di Sant’Agata

Prominent façade

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A triumph of colour

Searching for colour

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The two churches

The Maiolica of the staircase

New roads for Catania

A square as the heart of the city

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A long reconstruction

Wonderful quick decorations

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

A symbol for the town

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Between white and black

The chocolate of Modica

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Discovering the mother church

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

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A prominent church

A half-Baroque church

A majestic and luminous church

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

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

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

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

Some masterpieces

From International Gothic to present day

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The Baroque town by the sea

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Feasting in Palazzolo

The colours of the cathedral

One city, three sites

A new site for a new city

A talking palace

The city of museums

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A miniature city

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A museum to save a tradition

The interior and its masterpieces

Many owners, one palace

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Limestone, the colour of harmony

An eagle-shaped city

A small room with a golden entrance

The internal colours

The wall comes to life

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A hall for the feasts

The theatre of taste

The church of Carmine

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Two illustrious patron saints

A colourful floor

Some prestigious works

A feast only for Scicli

A new site for a new church

One city, two sites

Norman apses

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The Staircase of Angels

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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

The disastrous earthquake

The Burgos crucifix

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Feast days

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A city in colour

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