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

Feasting in Palazzolo

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A city in colour

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The Maiolica of the staircase

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The Burgos crucifix

One city, three sites

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

From International Gothic to present day

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The two churches

The interior and its masterpieces

Two illustrious patron saints

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A hall for the feasts

A talking palace

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A feast only for Scicli

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

One city, two sites

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A new site for a new city

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A prominent church

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Prominent façade

Feast days

A triumph of colour

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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

Between white and black

An eagle-shaped city

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

Wonderful quick decorations

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

The internal colours

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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

Some masterpieces

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Discovering the mother church

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

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Norman apses

The Staircase of Angels

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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

A symbol for the town

New roads for Catania

The theatre of taste

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A majestic and luminous church

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The colours of the cathedral

The chocolate of Modica

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A museum to save a tradition

The disastrous earthquake

The city of museums

Searching for colour

Many owners, one palace

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The Baroque town by the sea

The church of Carmine

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

Some prestigious works

A new site for a new church

A colourful floor

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

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The wall comes to life

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A miniature city

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

A half-Baroque church

A long reconstruction

A square as the heart of the city

A small room with a golden entrance

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A Nobel Prize in Modica