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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A long reconstruction

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

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A majestic and luminous church

One city, two sites

One city, three sites

The Staircase of Angels

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A city in colour

A talking palace

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The wall comes to life

The colours of the cathedral

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Discovering the mother church

The chocolate of Modica

The Baroque town by the sea

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The internal colours

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Searching for colour

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The Maiolica of the staircase

A colourful floor

Between white and black

A miniature city

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

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A museum to save a tradition

A half-Baroque church

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

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Feast days

A new site for a new church

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Norman apses

Prominent façade

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The interior and its masterpieces

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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

Two illustrious patron saints

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

The Burgos crucifix

The two churches

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A feast only for Scicli

A triumph of colour

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

Wonderful quick decorations

Connections with other UNESCO sites

An eagle-shaped city

A symbol for the town

The church of Carmine

Feasting in Palazzolo

A hall for the feasts

The city of museums

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A new site for a new city

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Many owners, one palace

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

Some masterpieces

The theatre of taste

Some prestigious works

St. Sebastian, so much work!

New roads for Catania

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A square as the heart of the city

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A small room with a golden entrance

The disastrous earthquake

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

From International Gothic to present day

A prominent church