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 Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The disastrous earthquake

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A hall for the feasts

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

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The internal colours

A small room with a golden entrance

Two illustrious patron saints

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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

Some masterpieces

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A colourful floor

A talking palace

A majestic and luminous church

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

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The theatre of taste

Many owners, one palace

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Feasting in Palazzolo

Limestone, the colour of harmony

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

Between white and black

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

New roads for Catania

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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

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

Discovering the mother church

Some prestigious works

A museum to save a tradition

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

One city, three sites

The Maiolica of the staircase

The wall comes to life

Searching for colour

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Wonderful quick decorations

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

An eagle-shaped city

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The church of Carmine

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The colours of the cathedral

A miniature city

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The two churches

A square as the heart of the city

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

The Baroque town by the sea

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A long reconstruction

One city, two sites

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

From International Gothic to present day

The Staircase of Angels

The chocolate of Modica

A new site for a new church

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

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

A symbol for the town

Norman apses

The city of museums

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The interior and its masterpieces

A city in colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The Burgos crucifix

A new site for a new city

A prominent church

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A triumph of colour

Feast days

A half-Baroque church

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A feast only for Scicli

Prominent façade