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 museum to save a tradition

A long reconstruction

A hall for the feasts

The theatre of taste

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Between white and black

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The disastrous earthquake

Norman apses

The façade used as a puppet theatre

New roads for Catania

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

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

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

From International Gothic to present day

The church of Carmine

Many owners, one palace

An eagle-shaped city

Some prestigious works

Searching for colour

Some masterpieces

A half-Baroque church

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

The Baroque town by the sea

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Wonderful quick decorations

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Feasting in Palazzolo

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Two illustrious patron saints

The chocolate of Modica

Connections with other UNESCO sites

One city, two sites

A prominent church

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The Burgos crucifix

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

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A feast only for Scicli

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A majestic and luminous church

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A colourful floor

A square as the heart of the city

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The Staircase of Angels

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The Maiolica of the staircase

Discovering the mother church

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

A new site for a new city

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A symbol for the town

A talking palace

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A small room with a golden entrance

A city in colour

Prominent façade

The city of museums

The internal colours

The interior and its masterpieces

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

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The wall comes to life

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Feast days

A new site for a new church

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The two churches

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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

One city, three sites

A miniature city

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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

A triumph of colour

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The colours of the cathedral

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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