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

A small room with a golden entrance

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The Burgos crucifix

A feast only for Scicli

Feasting in Palazzolo

A prominent church

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

A square as the heart of the city

Feast days

One city, two sites

Searching for colour

A miniature city

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

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

A symbol for the town

Two illustrious patron saints

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The church of Carmine

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Some masterpieces

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A long reconstruction

A city in colour

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The two churches

The wall comes to life

One city, three sites

Limestone, the colour of harmony

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

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

A triumph of colour

Discovering the mother church

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

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

The disastrous earthquake

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The theatre of taste

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A new site for a new church

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The city of museums

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

An eagle-shaped city

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Many owners, one palace

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Norman apses

Some prestigious works

The chocolate of Modica

The Baroque town by the sea

The internal colours

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

The colours of the cathedral

The Staircase of Angels

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A talking palace

Modica, a city with ancient origins

St. Sebastian, so much work!

From International Gothic to present day

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A hall for the feasts

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Prominent façade

A museum to save a tradition

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A majestic and luminous church

Wonderful quick decorations

A new site for a new city

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

A colourful floor

Between white and black

A half-Baroque church

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

New roads for Catania

The interior and its masterpieces

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