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 Santa Chiara

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

The two churches

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A triumph of colour

A new site for a new city

One city, two sites

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Two illustrious patron saints

The church of Carmine

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Many owners, one palace

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The colours of the cathedral

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

An eagle-shaped city

Prominent façade

Searching for colour

A square as the heart of the city

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Norman apses

A museum to save a tradition

Some prestigious works

Some masterpieces

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The wall comes to life

A symbol for the town

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A city in colour

A prominent church

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

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The interior and its masterpieces

One city, three sites

The Staircase of Angels

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

The Baroque town by the sea

The disastrous earthquake

The chocolate of Modica

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Discovering the mother church

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A half-Baroque church

Feast days

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The internal colours

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

A colourful floor

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

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

From International Gothic to present day

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

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A new site for a new church

The Burgos crucifix

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A miniature city

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

Between white and black

A talking palace

A majestic and luminous church

New roads for Catania

The theatre of taste

The city of museums

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A hall for the feasts

Modica, a city with ancient origins

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The Maiolica of the staircase

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A feast only for Scicli

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

A small room with a golden entrance

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A long reconstruction

Wonderful quick decorations

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

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?