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 new site for a new church

A talking palace

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The wall comes to life

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

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

From International Gothic to present day

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A museum to save a tradition

A new site for a new city

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

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The interior and its masterpieces

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Discovering the mother church

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

An eagle-shaped city

Some masterpieces

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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

A hall for the feasts

The Baroque town by the sea

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The disastrous earthquake

A long reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

One city, three sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Many owners, one palace

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

A feast only for Scicli

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

Some prestigious works

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The chocolate of Modica

Limestone, the colour of harmony

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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

A prominent church

The church of Carmine

Feasting in Palazzolo

New roads for Catania

The Maiolica of the staircase

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Two illustrious patron saints

A symbol for the town

A majestic and luminous church

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The two churches

The internal colours

One city, two sites

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The Staircase of Angels

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A small room with a golden entrance

The colours of the cathedral

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A colourful floor

The Burgos crucifix

The façade used as a puppet theatre

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A triumph of colour

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

Feast days

Norman apses

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A square as the heart of the city

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Between white and black

Prominent façade

A miniature city

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Wonderful quick decorations

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Searching for colour

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The theatre of taste

A city in colour

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The city of museums