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 small room with a golden entrance

A square as the heart of the city

A talking palace

One city, three sites

A half-Baroque church

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

The church of Carmine

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

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

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Many owners, one palace

Some prestigious works

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A feast only for Scicli

New roads for Catania

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Searching for colour

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A hall for the feasts

The Baroque town by the sea

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A museum to save a tradition

A majestic and luminous church

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Between white and black

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

The Staircase of Angels

The two churches

A new site for a new church

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Feast days

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The colours of the cathedral

Limestone, the colour of harmony

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

Norman apses

A symbol for the town

The wall comes to life

A colourful floor

The internal colours

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Prominent façade

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The Maiolica of the staircase

Some masterpieces

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The disastrous earthquake

Feasting in Palazzolo

Two illustrious patron saints

Wonderful quick decorations

A long reconstruction

The city of museums

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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

Discovering the mother church

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The theatre of taste

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A new site for a new city

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

An eagle-shaped city

A prominent church

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The chocolate of Modica

A triumph of colour

The interior and its masterpieces

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

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A city in colour

A miniature city

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The Burgos crucifix

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

One city, two sites

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

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

From International Gothic to present day

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