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 new site for a new city

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A square as the heart of the city

A prominent church

Some masterpieces

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The Baroque town by the sea

Discovering the mother church

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Two illustrious patron saints

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The city of museums

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The disastrous earthquake

An eagle-shaped city

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The two churches

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

A long reconstruction

From International Gothic to present day

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A miniature city

A triumph of colour

A feast only for Scicli

New roads for Catania

The church of Carmine

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

A talking palace

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

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

Many owners, one palace

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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

A city in colour

A new site for a new church

The chocolate of Modica

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Some prestigious works

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Wonderful quick decorations

Norman apses

The wall comes to life

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The Maiolica of the staircase

One city, three sites

A museum to save a tradition

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A Nobel Prize in Modica

One city, two sites

The Burgos crucifix

Between white and black

A small room with a golden entrance

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A majestic and luminous church

The interior and its masterpieces

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A colourful floor

Prominent façade

A hall for the feasts

The colours of the cathedral

The Staircase of Angels

Feast days

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Feasting in Palazzolo

Searching for colour

The internal colours

A symbol for the town

The theatre of taste

Connections with other UNESCO sites

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

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