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

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

The theatre of taste

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The Baroque town by the sea

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

An eagle-shaped city

Norman apses

Between white and black

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A miniature city

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

The two churches

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Some prestigious works

The wall comes to life

Searching for colour

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A city in colour

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A feast only for Scicli

Discovering the mother church

A hall for the feasts

New roads for Catania

The chocolate of Modica

The Burgos crucifix

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Prominent façade

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Feast days

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

From International Gothic to present day

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

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

The interior and its masterpieces

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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 internal colours

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The disastrous earthquake

The colours of the cathedral

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A new site for a new city

One city, three sites

Wonderful quick decorations

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A long reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A talking palace

A small room with a golden entrance

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

One city, two sites

A colourful floor

Some masterpieces

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The Maiolica of the staircase

A majestic and luminous church

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The church of Carmine

The Staircase of Angels

A square as the heart of the city

A symbol for the town

A museum to save a tradition

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A triumph of colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

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

A new site for a new church

The city of museums

Many owners, one palace

Two illustrious patron saints

A prominent church

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church