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 Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

The colours of the cathedral

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A new site for a new church

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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

The church of Carmine

Between white and black

The Maiolica of the staircase

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Searching for colour

The interior and its masterpieces

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

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

A long reconstruction

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The Staircase of Angels

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Two illustrious patron saints

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A feast only for Scicli

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The Burgos crucifix

Wonderful quick decorations

A triumph of colour

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

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The two churches

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Some masterpieces

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A museum to save a tradition

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

One city, three sites

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A symbol for the town

A talking palace

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

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

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Feast days

The disastrous earthquake

A miniature city

Some prestigious works

A half-Baroque church

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The Baroque town by the sea

Norman apses

New roads for Catania

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The city of museums

The theatre of taste

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A city in colour

A prominent church

From International Gothic to present day

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A hall for the feasts

A small room with a golden entrance

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

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Many owners, one palace

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The chocolate of Modica

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A square as the heart of the city

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

A majestic and luminous church

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

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A new site for a new city

An eagle-shaped city

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Prominent façade

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A colourful floor

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

The wall comes to life

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Discovering the mother church

One city, two sites

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The internal colours