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 Benedictine Monastery and San NicoIò l’Arena

New roads for Catania

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Some prestigious works

A symbol for the town

From International Gothic to present day

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

The two churches

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The Baroque town by the sea

The interior and its masterpieces

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The Maiolica of the staircase

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

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

A new site for a new church

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Two illustrious patron saints

The internal colours

A triumph of colour

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Prominent façade

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Limestone, the colour of harmony

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

One city, two sites

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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

The church of Carmine

The wall comes to life

The disastrous earthquake

A half-Baroque church

The city of museums

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

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

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A long reconstruction

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Between white and black

Searching for colour

The Burgos crucifix

A majestic and luminous church

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A city in colour

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Some masterpieces

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

A hall for the feasts

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

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

A talking palace

The theatre of taste

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A new site for a new city

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Many owners, one palace

The Staircase of Angels

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The colours of the cathedral

Feast days

One city, three sites

A museum to save a tradition

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A small room with a golden entrance

A feast only for Scicli

The chocolate of Modica

Norman apses

Wonderful quick decorations

A miniature city

Discovering the mother church

A square as the heart of the city

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

An eagle-shaped city

A colourful floor

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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

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

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A prominent church