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

A majestic and luminous church

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Some prestigious works

Some masterpieces

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The church of Carmine

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The theatre of taste

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A symbol for the town

An eagle-shaped city

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

A colourful floor

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The interior and its masterpieces

The city of museums

A museum to save a tradition

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The colours of the cathedral

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A square as the heart of the city

From International Gothic to present day

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Feast days

The chocolate of Modica

A prominent church

Wonderful quick decorations

The disastrous earthquake

A feast only for Scicli

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

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

The Burgos crucifix

A miniature city

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A new site for a new church

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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

One city, two sites

A triumph of colour

The two churches

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The wall comes to life

A long reconstruction

Discovering the mother church

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

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A new site for a new city

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Searching for colour

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Two illustrious patron saints

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A talking palace

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A city in colour

A hall for the feasts

One city, three sites

Feasting in Palazzolo

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Between white and black

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

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

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Many owners, one palace

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

The Staircase of Angels

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A half-Baroque church

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The Baroque town by the sea

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Prominent façade

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

A small room with a golden entrance

New roads for Catania

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

Norman apses

The Maiolica of the staircase

The internal colours

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