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 Barresi-Branciforte lords

The Burgos crucifix

A symbol for the town

The colours of the cathedral

New roads for Catania

Some masterpieces

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The disastrous earthquake

An eagle-shaped city

Many owners, one palace

The Staircase of Angels

A talking palace

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A hall for the feasts

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

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

A half-Baroque church

Some prestigious works

Connections with other UNESCO sites

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A museum to save a tradition

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

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

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

The Baroque town by the sea

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Between white and black

Discovering the mother church

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The wall comes to life

Searching for colour

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The two churches

The chocolate of Modica

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The Maiolica of the staircase

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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

A new site for a new city

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

One city, three sites

The interior and its masterpieces

A triumph of colour

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

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

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Two illustrious patron saints

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A small room with a golden entrance

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Feast days

Feasting in Palazzolo

A majestic and luminous church

The church of Carmine

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

A new site for a new church

The internal colours

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

From International Gothic to present day

The city of museums

A long reconstruction

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

A city in colour

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The façade used as a puppet theatre

One city, two sites

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Prominent façade

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A feast only for Scicli

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A colourful floor

A square as the heart of the city

Norman apses

Wonderful quick decorations

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

A prominent church

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A miniature city

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

The theatre of taste