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

Two illustrious patron saints

Some prestigious works

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A small room with a golden entrance

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The internal colours

One city, two sites

Norman apses

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

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

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

The colours of the cathedral

Prominent façade

The disastrous earthquake

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Searching for colour

A majestic and luminous church

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

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

The Baroque town by the sea

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A colourful floor

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

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

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A prominent church

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

The interior and its masterpieces

A museum to save a tradition

A new site for a new city

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Many owners, one palace

A talking palace

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A half-Baroque church

New roads for Catania

The chocolate of Modica

The Staircase of Angels

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A miniature city

The Maiolica of the staircase

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Modica, a city with ancient origins

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Discovering the mother church

Between white and black

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

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

Wonderful quick decorations

A hall for the feasts

A triumph of colour

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Feast days

One city, three sites

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A new site for a new church

A square as the heart of the city

An eagle-shaped city

The two churches

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The church of Carmine

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A feast only for Scicli

A long reconstruction

The theatre of taste

A symbol for the town

The wall comes to life

Some masterpieces

The city of museums

From International Gothic to present day

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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

A city in colour

The Burgos crucifix