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

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Some prestigious works

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

Between white and black

An eagle-shaped city

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A city in colour

The Maiolica of the staircase

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A colourful floor

The chocolate of Modica

A half-Baroque church

Searching for colour

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Two illustrious patron saints

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A miniature city

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A triumph of colour

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The internal colours

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A museum to save a tradition

Feasting in Palazzolo

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The disastrous earthquake

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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

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

From International Gothic to present day

The Staircase of Angels

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

One city, two sites

A new site for a new city

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

Wonderful quick decorations

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

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A majestic and luminous church

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

The colours of the cathedral

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The wall comes to life

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

A small room with a golden entrance

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

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The two churches

A square as the heart of the city

A long reconstruction

Many owners, one palace

A new site for a new church

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The Baroque town by the sea

Norman apses

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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

The theatre of taste

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A talking palace

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

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

A prominent church

The Burgos crucifix

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Feast days

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The church of Carmine

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The interior and its masterpieces

Some masterpieces

Prominent façade

The city of museums

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

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Discovering the mother church

A hall for the feasts

A feast only for Scicli

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

One city, three sites

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A Nobel Prize in Modica

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A symbol for the town

New roads for Catania

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara