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 Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A small room with a golden entrance

A triumph of colour

The wall comes to life

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The Burgos crucifix

The Maiolica of the staircase

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A hall for the feasts

Searching for colour

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The chocolate of Modica

One city, three sites

A city in colour

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A half-Baroque church

Many owners, one palace

A museum to save a tradition

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A prominent church

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The disastrous earthquake

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The Baroque town by the sea

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

A square as the heart of the city

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A colourful floor

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Prominent façade

Two illustrious patron saints

A long reconstruction

From International Gothic to present day

The colours of the cathedral

A symbol for the town

A new site for a new church

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A new site for a new city

The internal colours

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

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

The theatre of taste

A talking palace

The two churches

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Some masterpieces

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Discovering the mother church

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Norman apses

A miniature city

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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

The interior and its masterpieces

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

The Staircase of Angels

Feast days

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

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

One city, two sites

Feasting in Palazzolo

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Wonderful quick decorations

New roads for Catania

The city of museums

A feast only for Scicli

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

An eagle-shaped city

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

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A majestic and luminous church

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

Between white and black

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Some prestigious works

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The church of Carmine