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

One city, two sites

A triumph of colour

The disastrous earthquake

The Maiolica of the staircase

An eagle-shaped city

Some prestigious works

Many owners, one palace

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The two churches

The colours of the cathedral

A majestic and luminous church

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

The wall comes to life

Norman apses

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A miniature city

A feast only for Scicli

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The theatre of taste

A small room with a golden entrance

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

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

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Wonderful quick decorations

The chocolate of Modica

A long reconstruction

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Two illustrious patron saints

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The Burgos crucifix

A new site for a new church

A city in colour

Some masterpieces

A colourful floor

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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

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

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The Staircase of Angels

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Between white and black

From International Gothic to present day

A symbol for the town

Feast days

The internal colours

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

The church of Carmine

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A hall for the feasts

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A half-Baroque church

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Limestone, the colour of harmony

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

Searching for colour

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A new site for a new city

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

New roads for Catania

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

One city, three sites

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A talking palace

The city of museums

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A prominent church

Prominent façade

The interior and its masterpieces

The Baroque town by the sea

A museum to save a tradition

Discovering the mother church

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A square as the heart of the city

Feasting in Palazzolo