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

Two illustrious patron saints

The interior and its masterpieces

A colourful floor

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A museum to save a tradition

Norman apses

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

Discovering the mother church

The wall comes to life

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The disastrous earthquake

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

One city, three sites

The two churches

Some prestigious works

A small room with a golden entrance

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A new site for a new city

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Wonderful quick decorations

Prominent façade

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

From International Gothic to present day

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

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

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

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

The theatre of taste

The city of museums

The Staircase of Angels

The church of Carmine

New roads for Catania

A prominent church

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Feast days

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

One city, two sites

A symbol for the town

Some masterpieces

A feast only for Scicli

The colours of the cathedral

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A triumph of colour

A miniature city

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

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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A square as the heart of the city

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The Burgos crucifix

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A hall for the feasts

Between white and black

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A long reconstruction

An eagle-shaped city

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Searching for colour

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The Baroque town by the sea

A talking palace

A new site for a new church

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The Maiolica of the staircase

The internal colours

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A majestic and luminous church

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Many owners, one palace

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

Connections with other UNESCO sites

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The chocolate of Modica

A city in colour