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 Baroque town by the sea

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Between white and black

The wall comes to life

Some prestigious works

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A majestic and luminous church

The theatre of taste

The chocolate of Modica

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

An eagle-shaped city

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

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A museum to save a tradition

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Searching for colour

Prominent façade

The internal colours

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Wonderful quick decorations

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

Norman apses

A miniature city

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The Staircase of Angels

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A prominent church

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A symbol for the town

The church of Carmine

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The city of museums

From International Gothic to present day

A new site for a new city

A talking palace

The disastrous earthquake

The Burgos crucifix

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A city in colour

Discovering the mother church

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A triumph of colour

One city, two sites

The colours of the cathedral

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The interior and its masterpieces

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A hall for the feasts

A feast only for Scicli

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A half-Baroque church

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Two illustrious patron saints

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

Many owners, one palace

A square as the heart of the city

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

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

A long reconstruction

Feast days

Feasting in Palazzolo

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The two churches

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

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

One city, three sites

New roads for Catania

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A small room with a golden entrance

Limestone, the colour of harmony

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

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

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

Some masterpieces

A colourful floor

A new site for a new church

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers