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

Feasting in Palazzolo

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

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

A half-Baroque church

New roads for Catania

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A miniature city

A hall for the feasts

A colourful floor

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A talking palace

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

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

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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

A triumph of colour

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The colours of the cathedral

One city, three sites

A feast only for Scicli

One city, two sites

Some masterpieces

The internal colours

Wonderful quick decorations

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Discovering the mother church

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Two illustrious patron saints

A prominent church

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A long reconstruction

A museum to save a tradition

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

A symbol for the town

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The interior and its masterpieces

The disastrous earthquake

A small room with a golden entrance

The Staircase of Angels

A new site for a new city

The Baroque town by the sea

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A new site for a new church

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

The chocolate of Modica

A Nobel Prize in Modica

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Some prestigious works

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

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

The two churches

Between white and black

A majestic and luminous church

Many owners, one palace

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

The Burgos crucifix

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The city of museums

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The wall comes to life

The theatre of taste

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A city in colour

The Maiolica of the staircase

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Prominent façade

A square as the heart of the city

An eagle-shaped city

From International Gothic to present day

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Searching for colour

Feast days

Norman apses

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The church of Carmine