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 senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A city in colour

A triumph of colour

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

One city, two sites

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A small room with a golden entrance

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Feasting in Palazzolo

The wall comes to life

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

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

The disastrous earthquake

A prominent church

The colours of the cathedral

The Baroque town by the sea

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A square as the heart of the city

The church of Carmine

A symbol for the town

A feast only for Scicli

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The chocolate of Modica

Feast days

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

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

A museum to save a tradition

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Some prestigious works

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

From International Gothic to present day

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

A hall for the feasts

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Norman apses

The Maiolica of the staircase

Prominent façade

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The interior and its masterpieces

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The city of museums

A long reconstruction

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

Discovering the mother church

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A colourful floor

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Many owners, one palace

One city, three sites

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The Burgos crucifix

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A talking palace

A majestic and luminous church

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

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

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

Some masterpieces

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Two illustrious patron saints

A miniature city

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Between white and black

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The internal colours

New roads for Catania

The theatre of taste

A half-Baroque church

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Staircase of Angels

A new site for a new city

Wonderful quick decorations

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A new site for a new church

St. Sebastian, so much work!

An eagle-shaped city

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

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The two churches

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Searching for colour