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 staircase of Santa Maria del Monte

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Searching for colour

A majestic and luminous church

New roads for Catania

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

The disastrous earthquake

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The city of museums

The two churches

A miniature city

The chocolate of Modica

The interior and its masterpieces

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A city in colour

A triumph of colour

A small room with a golden entrance

One city, two sites

An eagle-shaped city

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Feasting in Palazzolo

Two illustrious patron saints

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Feast days

Some masterpieces

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A hall for the feasts

A half-Baroque church

A museum to save a tradition

Between white and black

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

One city, three sites

Norman apses

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The Staircase of Angels

The internal colours

Many owners, one palace

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

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

The wall comes to life

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

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

The theatre of taste

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The Baroque town by the sea

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A symbol for the town

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

A new site for a new city

A new site for a new church

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

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

A talking palace

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The Maiolica of the staircase

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The colours of the cathedral

The Burgos crucifix

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Discovering the mother church

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A colourful floor

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The church of Carmine

A prominent church

A long reconstruction

Some prestigious works

From International Gothic to present day

A feast only for Scicli

A square as the heart of the city

Prominent façade

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

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

Wonderful quick decorations

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Connections with other UNESCO sites