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 senses tell the story of the Church of San Giovanni Evangelista

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A symbol for the town

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

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

New roads for Catania

Wonderful quick decorations

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A triumph of colour

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

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A new site for a new city

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A small room with a golden entrance

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

One city, two sites

The disastrous earthquake

The Baroque town by the sea

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The theatre of taste

Searching for colour

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Feast days

The Maiolica of the staircase

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

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Some masterpieces

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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

The two churches

A hall for the feasts

The city of museums

A majestic and luminous church

Prominent façade

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The church of Carmine

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

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

A museum to save a tradition

Discovering the mother church

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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

The Burgos crucifix

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A prominent church

A colourful floor

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The Staircase of Angels

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

An eagle-shaped city

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The wall comes to life

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A talking palace

A feast only for Scicli

Norman apses

Two illustrious patron saints

Many owners, one palace

One city, three sites

The interior and its masterpieces

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The chocolate of Modica

Some prestigious works

A long reconstruction

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

A miniature city

A new site for a new church

From International Gothic to present day

A square as the heart of the city

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Between white and black

The internal colours

The colours of the cathedral

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A city in colour