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

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Discovering the mother church

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

A hall for the feasts

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A feast only for Scicli

The two churches

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A colourful floor

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

A majestic and luminous church

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A new site for a new city

A new site for a new church

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Wonderful quick decorations

Many owners, one palace

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A square as the heart of the city

Two illustrious patron saints

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A prominent church

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

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The interior and its masterpieces

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Feasting in Palazzolo

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The church of Carmine

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A half-Baroque church

The colours of the cathedral

A symbol for the town

The Maiolica of the staircase

A talking palace

An eagle-shaped city

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A miniature city

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The city of museums

The Baroque town by the sea

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Feast days

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

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

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A triumph of colour

Norman apses

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

The wall comes to life

From International Gothic to present day

Between white and black

A city in colour

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A small room with a golden entrance

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The theatre of taste

The chocolate of Modica

Prominent façade

New roads for Catania

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The disastrous earthquake

A long reconstruction

Some prestigious works

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Some masterpieces

One city, two sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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 Giuseppe

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A museum to save a tradition

The Staircase of Angels

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

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The internal colours

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The Burgos crucifix

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

One city, three sites

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

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Searching for colour