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 Staircase of Angels

A new site for a new church

A city in colour

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

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A talking palace

A triumph of colour

The Burgos crucifix

Many owners, one palace

Prominent façade

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

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

The church of Carmine

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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

One city, three sites

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Discovering the mother church

Two illustrious patron saints

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

One city, two sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The interior and its masterpieces

A small room with a golden entrance

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Norman apses

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A hall for the feasts

A symbol for the town

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The Baroque town by the sea

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Limestone, the colour of harmony

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A half-Baroque church

Wonderful quick decorations

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The Maiolica of the staircase

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

An eagle-shaped city

Searching for colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

From International Gothic to present day

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The internal colours

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

A feast only for Scicli

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A long reconstruction

Some masterpieces

The city of museums

The two churches

A new site for a new city

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

A prominent church

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A museum to save a tradition

The chocolate of Modica

Between white and black

The colours of the cathedral

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A miniature city

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A colourful floor

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

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Feasting in Palazzolo

The disastrous earthquake

A square as the heart of the city

Feast days

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A majestic and luminous church

New roads for Catania

Some prestigious works

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The wall comes to life

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The theatre of taste

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