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 cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A talking palace

An eagle-shaped city

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The disastrous earthquake

The interior and its masterpieces

Feast days

A miniature city

A new site for a new church

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A majestic and luminous church

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

From International Gothic to present day

A museum to save a tradition

Prominent façade

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A small room with a golden entrance

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The two churches

Two illustrious patron saints

New roads for Catania

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A symbol for the town

The internal colours

A half-Baroque church

Some masterpieces

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The Baroque town by the sea

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A hall for the feasts

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

Wonderful quick decorations

One city, two sites

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

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

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The Staircase of Angels

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

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

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A square as the heart of the city

A colourful floor

A prominent church

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Discovering the mother church

Searching for colour

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The church of Carmine

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

One city, three sites

Many owners, one palace

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Between white and black

The colours of the cathedral

Norman apses

Some prestigious works

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The chocolate of Modica

A feast only for Scicli

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The wall comes to life

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The city of museums

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A new site for a new city

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A long reconstruction

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Connections with other UNESCO sites

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

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

The Burgos crucifix

A triumph of colour

A city in colour

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

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The theatre of taste

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The Maiolica of the staircase