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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The church of Carmine

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A talking palace

A museum to save a tradition

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Some masterpieces

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

A majestic and luminous church

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The Staircase of Angels

The theatre of taste

A symbol for the town

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The wall comes to life

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Wonderful quick decorations

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

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

The interior and its masterpieces

A small room with a golden entrance

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The chocolate of Modica

A long reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Searching for colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A triumph of colour

From International Gothic to present day

A miniature city

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A new site for a new city

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Feast days

The Baroque town by the sea

Norman apses

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Discovering the mother church

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Between white and black

Many owners, one palace

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The Burgos crucifix

Two illustrious patron saints

A half-Baroque church

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

An eagle-shaped city

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Feasting in Palazzolo

The colours of the cathedral

The internal colours

A prominent church

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

One city, two sites

A square as the heart of the city

A colourful floor

New roads for Catania

One city, three sites

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

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

The disastrous earthquake

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The two churches

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

A city in colour

A feast only for Scicli

A hall for the feasts

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

The city of museums

The Maiolica of the staircase

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Prominent façade

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

Some prestigious works

A new site for a new church