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 Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Some masterpieces

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Norman apses

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The wall comes to life

Feast days

A long reconstruction

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

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The church of Carmine

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A new site for a new city

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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

A miniature city

From International Gothic to present day

A hall for the feasts

The two churches

The chocolate of Modica

A small room with a golden entrance

A half-Baroque church

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

The internal colours

New roads for Catania

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Feasting in Palazzolo

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A talking palace

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Staircase of Angels

An eagle-shaped city

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A prominent church

The theatre of taste

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

A majestic and luminous church

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Some prestigious works

A museum to save a tradition

Wonderful quick decorations

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

A new site for a new church

A city in colour

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The Maiolica of the staircase

Between white and black

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

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Prominent façade

One city, two sites

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

One city, three sites

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

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The colours of the cathedral

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Discovering the mother church

A square as the heart of the city

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The Baroque town by the sea

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A feast only for Scicli

A triumph of colour

A symbol for the town

Two illustrious patron saints

The disastrous earthquake

Many owners, one palace

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A colourful floor

The interior and its masterpieces

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Searching for colour

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The city of museums

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The Burgos crucifix