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

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Burgos crucifix

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

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

Two illustrious patron saints

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Feast days

A triumph of colour

Norman apses

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

One city, two sites

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Limestone, the colour of harmony

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Modica, a city with ancient origins

An eagle-shaped city

The Baroque town by the sea

A symbol for the town

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The wall comes to life

Many owners, one palace

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

A long reconstruction

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

A prominent church

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

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

Prominent façade

The theatre of taste

A half-Baroque church

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Between white and black

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The internal colours

The disastrous earthquake

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

New roads for Catania

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

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

A new site for a new church

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A museum to save a tradition

Searching for colour

A feast only for Scicli

Wonderful quick decorations

Some prestigious works

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The Staircase of Angels

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

The church of Carmine

The Maiolica of the staircase

The city of museums

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A Nobel Prize in Modica

From International Gothic to present day

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The two churches

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Discovering the mother church

A new site for a new city

The interior and its masterpieces

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A small room with a golden entrance

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

A colourful floor

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A city in colour

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A talking palace

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A majestic and luminous church

A miniature city

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The colours of the cathedral

Some masterpieces

A square as the heart of the city

The chocolate of Modica

One city, three sites

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

A hall for the feasts

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