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

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

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

One city, two sites

Feast days

From International Gothic to present day

The Baroque town by the sea

An eagle-shaped city

Discovering the mother church

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A triumph of colour

A miniature city

The disastrous earthquake

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

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

A symbol for the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A city in colour

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A square as the heart of the city

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A feast only for Scicli

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The theatre of taste

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

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

Searching for colour

A new site for a new city

New roads for Catania

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Norman apses

A talking palace

The internal colours

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Wonderful quick decorations

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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

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

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Prominent façade

A majestic and luminous church

A hall for the feasts

Many owners, one palace

A long reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The chocolate of Modica

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Some masterpieces

The colours of the cathedral

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The Burgos crucifix

The Staircase of Angels

The Maiolica of the staircase

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The interior and its masterpieces

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A museum to save a tradition

A colourful floor

A new site for a new church

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Some prestigious works

The church of Carmine

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

Two illustrious patron saints

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A prominent church

A half-Baroque church

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

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Between white and black

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The wall comes to life

The city of museums

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The two churches

A small room with a golden entrance

One city, three sites