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 story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A square as the heart of the city

A feast only for Scicli

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A new site for a new church

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The Staircase of Angels

The disastrous earthquake

A triumph of colour

Two illustrious patron saints

Prominent façade

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Wonderful quick decorations

A miniature city

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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

Modica, a city with ancient origins

An eagle-shaped city

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

Between white and black

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

From International Gothic to present day

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Norman apses

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Many owners, one palace

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The internal colours

Discovering the mother church

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The Burgos crucifix

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The two churches

The interior and its masterpieces

Feasting in Palazzolo

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Feast days

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Searching for colour

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

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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

One city, three sites

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A prominent church

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The city of museums

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A majestic and luminous church

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A small room with a golden entrance

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

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

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A symbol for the town

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A city in colour

New roads for Catania

The chocolate of Modica

The Baroque town by the sea

A museum to save a tradition

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The wall comes to life

Some prestigious works

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A talking palace

A long reconstruction

One city, two sites

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A colourful floor

The theatre of taste

The colours of the cathedral

A hall for the feasts

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Some masterpieces

The Maiolica of the staircase

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The church of Carmine

A new site for a new city