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 the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A half-Baroque church

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Many owners, one palace

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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

A majestic and luminous church

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A museum to save a tradition

A hall for the feasts

A feast only for Scicli

Some masterpieces

Between white and black

A symbol for the town

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

A city in colour

One city, two sites

New roads for Catania

Wonderful quick decorations

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

An eagle-shaped city

A small room with a golden entrance

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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

One city, three sites

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A colourful floor

A miniature city

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Feast days

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 San Sebastiano

The disastrous earthquake

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Maiolica of the staircase

A square as the heart of the city

The church of Carmine

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A triumph of colour

Prominent façade

A new site for a new city

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A talking palace

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

The Burgos crucifix

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

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The chocolate of Modica

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

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

The interior and its masterpieces

Discovering the mother church

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Some prestigious works

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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

The wall comes to life

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A long reconstruction

Two illustrious patron saints

Feasting in Palazzolo

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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

The internal colours

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Norman apses

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The colours of the cathedral

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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

The theatre of taste

The city of museums

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

A prominent church

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The Staircase of Angels

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A new site for a new church

From International Gothic to present day

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The two churches

Searching for colour

The Baroque town by the sea