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

The Baroque town by the sea

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The disastrous earthquake

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Wonderful quick decorations

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A new site for a new city

The interior and its masterpieces

A prominent church

The church of Carmine

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

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

New roads for Catania

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

The chocolate of Modica

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Discovering the mother church

Prominent façade

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Between white and black

The colours of the cathedral

Some prestigious works

An eagle-shaped city

One city, two sites

A symbol for the town

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

Many owners, one palace

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A majestic and luminous church

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

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

One city, three sites

The two churches

A colourful floor

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Searching for colour

Feasting in Palazzolo

The Burgos crucifix

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

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

A miniature city

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A city in colour

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

The internal colours

Feast days

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A hall for the feasts

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A feast only for Scicli

A small room with a golden entrance

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Norman apses

A triumph of colour

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Two illustrious patron saints

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A square as the heart of the city

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

The city of museums

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

Some masterpieces

A talking palace

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The Staircase of Angels

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The wall comes to life

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

A long reconstruction

A new site for a new church

The theatre of taste

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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

Limestone, the colour of harmony

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

From International Gothic to present day

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A museum to save a tradition