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

A city in colour

The Staircase of Angels

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The disastrous earthquake

Between white and black

One city, two sites

A square as the heart of the city

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A majestic and luminous church

An eagle-shaped city

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Prominent façade

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

A small room with a golden entrance

Feast days

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

A hall for the feasts

The Burgos crucifix

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The interior and its masterpieces

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

Some masterpieces

New roads for Catania

The Baroque town by the sea

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Norman apses

A feast only for Scicli

The church of Carmine

The wall comes to life

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

The theatre of taste

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A new site for a new church

A half-Baroque church

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

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

A long reconstruction

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

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

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

The city of museums

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A talking palace

The chocolate of Modica

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

From International Gothic to present day

A triumph of colour

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

Searching for colour

Many owners, one palace

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

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

The colours of the cathedral

Some prestigious works

A museum to save a tradition

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A colourful floor

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The two churches

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A symbol for the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

One city, three sites

A new site for a new city

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Discovering the mother church

A miniature city

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Two illustrious patron saints

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A prominent church

The internal colours

The Maiolica of the staircase

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Wonderful quick decorations

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo