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

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The Maiolica of the staircase

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A half-Baroque church

A prominent church

Wonderful quick decorations

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The two churches

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The internal colours

Norman apses

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

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

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

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A new site for a new city

One city, two sites

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The Staircase of Angels

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Discovering the mother church

The colours of the cathedral

Many owners, one palace

From International Gothic to present day

A talking palace

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

One city, three sites

A museum to save a tradition

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A long reconstruction

New roads for Catania

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The city of museums

A symbol for the town

A hall for the feasts

A city in colour

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The church of Carmine

The interior and its masterpieces

The theatre of taste

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The Burgos crucifix

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Some prestigious works

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

A majestic and luminous church

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Two illustrious patron saints

The disastrous earthquake

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The Baroque town by the sea

Searching for colour

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A miniature city

An eagle-shaped city

The wall comes to life

Between white and black

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A small room with a golden entrance

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Some masterpieces

The chocolate of Modica

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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

A colourful floor

A triumph of colour

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A new site for a new church

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

Feast days

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

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

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A square as the heart of the city

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A feast only for Scicli

Prominent façade