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 Benedetto

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A feast only for Scicli

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Connections with other UNESCO sites

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

An eagle-shaped city

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The Staircase of Angels

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Norman apses

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

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

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Some masterpieces

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The Baroque town by the sea

Feasting in Palazzolo

A prominent church

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The internal colours

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Searching for colour

A new site for a new city

A miniature city

One city, two sites

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

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A square as the heart of the city

Discovering the mother church

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A long reconstruction

A majestic and luminous church

From International Gothic to present day

Feast days

The chocolate of Modica

Between white and black

A museum to save a tradition

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A new site for a new church

New roads for Catania

A colourful floor

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The church of Carmine

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Prominent façade

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The interior and its masterpieces

A hall for the feasts

The city of museums

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A symbol for the town

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

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Wonderful quick decorations

A talking palace

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A triumph of colour

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

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The disastrous earthquake

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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

A half-Baroque church

The Burgos crucifix

The wall comes to life

Many owners, one palace

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The Maiolica of the staircase

The two churches

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

One city, three sites

The colours of the cathedral

Two illustrious patron saints

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A Nobel Prize in Modica

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A city in colour

A small room with a golden entrance

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

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

Some prestigious works

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The theatre of taste