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 disastrous earthquake

A city in colour

From International Gothic to present day

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A majestic and luminous church

A new site for a new church

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

The two churches

The Burgos crucifix

A long reconstruction

Some masterpieces

A small room with a golden entrance

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

The chocolate of Modica

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The wall comes to life

A miniature city

A feast only for Scicli

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

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

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

One city, three sites

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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

A prominent church

The theatre of taste

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

The Maiolica of the staircase

Two illustrious patron saints

An eagle-shaped city

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A symbol for the town

A triumph of colour

Many owners, one palace

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Between white and black

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The Staircase of Angels

The church of Carmine

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A talking palace

A new site for a new city

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Wonderful quick decorations

A half-Baroque church

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

A square as the heart of the city

The city of museums

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Searching for colour

A colourful floor

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Some prestigious works

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A hall for the feasts

The internal colours

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The colours of the cathedral

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Discovering the mother church

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A museum to save a tradition

One city, two sites

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

The interior and its masterpieces

Prominent façade

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

New roads for Catania

Norman apses

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The Baroque town by the sea

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

Feast days

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra