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

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A feast only for Scicli

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Some masterpieces

Discovering the mother church

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

Wonderful quick decorations

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A colourful floor

A triumph of colour

The colours of the cathedral

Many owners, one palace

A small room with a golden entrance

The church of Carmine

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The internal colours

The wall comes to life

The city of museums

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

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

The two churches

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A miniature city

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Between white and black

Prominent façade

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

One city, three sites

A long reconstruction

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

From International Gothic to present day

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A square as the heart of the city

A city in colour

The theatre of taste

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The interior and its masterpieces

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

One city, two sites

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Limestone, the colour of harmony

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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A new site for a new church

A hall for the feasts

A half-Baroque church

The Baroque town by the sea

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The chocolate of Modica

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A prominent church

A symbol for the town

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The Burgos crucifix

A talking palace

The Staircase of Angels

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

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A majestic and luminous church

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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

The disastrous earthquake

An eagle-shaped city

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

New roads for Catania

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

Feast days

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

A new site for a new city

Two illustrious patron saints

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Some prestigious works

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Feasting in Palazzolo

Searching for colour

The Maiolica of the staircase

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Norman apses

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A museum to save a tradition