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 new site for a new church

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

The wall comes to life

Many owners, one palace

A miniature city

Some masterpieces

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A small room with a golden entrance

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A long reconstruction

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A city in colour

Discovering the mother church

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A prominent church

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

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

A square as the heart of the city

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

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Feasting in Palazzolo

Two illustrious patron saints

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Between white and black

A symbol for the town

Some prestigious works

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The Burgos crucifix

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The interior and its masterpieces

The Baroque town by the sea

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The two churches

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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

A talking palace

Searching for colour

The city of museums

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

The internal colours

A half-Baroque church

A majestic and luminous church

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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

A hall for the feasts

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The church of Carmine

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

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

The colours of the cathedral

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A triumph of colour

A feast only for Scicli

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

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

One city, two sites

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Norman apses

A colourful floor

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The Staircase of Angels

Prominent façade

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The disastrous earthquake

Feast days

New roads for Catania

A new site for a new city

The theatre of taste

One city, three sites

Wonderful quick decorations

From International Gothic to present day

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A museum to save a tradition

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

An eagle-shaped city

The chocolate of Modica