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 Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The Burgos crucifix

A museum to save a tradition

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

The church of Carmine

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A triumph of colour

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A new site for a new church

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The internal colours

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

A long reconstruction

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Two illustrious patron saints

A majestic and luminous church

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

One city, two sites

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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

Between white and black

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

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Searching for colour

The colours of the cathedral

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Discovering the mother church

The Maiolica of the staircase

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

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The theatre of taste

Prominent façade

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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

A talking palace

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Staircase of Angels

A Nobel Prize in Modica

One city, three sites

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Feast days

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A prominent church

The disastrous earthquake

The interior and its masterpieces

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Some masterpieces

A half-Baroque church

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

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Many owners, one palace

A hall for the feasts

The Baroque town by the sea

A symbol for the town

Modica, a city with ancient origins

From International Gothic to present day

A colourful floor

A small room with a golden entrance

An eagle-shaped city

A new site for a new city

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The city of museums

The chocolate of Modica

Wonderful quick decorations

Norman apses

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

New roads for Catania

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A city in colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A square as the heart of the city

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

A miniature city

The two churches

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A feast only for Scicli

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The wall comes to life

Some prestigious works