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 about Palazzo La Rocca

A small room with a golden entrance

Searching for colour

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

A new site for a new church

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The Maiolica of the staircase

The city of museums

Feast days

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A city in colour

The wall comes to life

A prominent church

St. Sebastian, so much work!

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

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

A half-Baroque church

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The church of Carmine

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

One city, two sites

Discovering the mother church

Between white and black

Many owners, one palace

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

From International Gothic to present day

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A square as the heart of the city

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The internal colours

The colours of the cathedral

New roads for Catania

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

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

A majestic and luminous church

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

A symbol for the town

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A hall for the feasts

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

One city, three sites

The Staircase of Angels

Feasting in Palazzolo

The two churches

Two illustrious patron saints

The Baroque town by the sea

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A talking palace

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

A long reconstruction

Norman apses

Some masterpieces

A new site for a new city

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Prominent façade

A colourful floor

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A triumph of colour

Some prestigious works

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

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

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

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

Wonderful quick decorations

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The chocolate of Modica

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The theatre of taste

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A feast only for Scicli

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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

An eagle-shaped city

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The Burgos crucifix

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The disastrous earthquake

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A museum to save a tradition

The interior and its masterpieces

A miniature city