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 Maiolica of the staircase

From International Gothic to present day

Discovering the mother church

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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

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

The church of Carmine

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

Between white and black

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Some prestigious works

Two illustrious patron saints

One city, three sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A symbol for the town

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Searching for colour

Some masterpieces

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A triumph of colour

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The city of museums

An eagle-shaped city

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A prominent church

Many owners, one palace

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

A museum to save a tradition

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A majestic and luminous church

One city, two sites

The colours of the cathedral

A square as the heart of the city

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Prominent façade

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

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

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

Wonderful quick decorations

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The interior and its masterpieces

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

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

A new site for a new city

New roads for Catania

The two churches

The internal colours

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The wall comes to life

A half-Baroque church

A long reconstruction

St. Sebastian, so much work!

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

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

A talking palace

The Staircase of Angels

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The disastrous earthquake

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A new site for a new church

A feast only for Scicli

The Baroque town by the sea

A colourful floor

The theatre of taste

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

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

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The Burgos crucifix

A hall for the feasts

Norman apses

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A city in colour

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Feast days

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The chocolate of Modica

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

A small room with a golden entrance

A miniature city

Feasting in Palazzolo

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Modica, a city with ancient origins