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

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The colours of the cathedral

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Two illustrious patron saints

Feasting in Palazzolo

A majestic and luminous church

A half-Baroque church

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The interior and its masterpieces

One city, two sites

Some masterpieces

A colourful floor

The chocolate of Modica

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A miniature city

The Maiolica of the staircase

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A new site for a new church

A city in colour

The church of Carmine

Wonderful quick decorations

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

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A square as the heart of the city

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Discovering the mother church

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The two churches

The Staircase of Angels

The disastrous earthquake

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

A symbol for the town

The theatre of taste

A small room with a golden entrance

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

The city of museums

Searching for colour

A feast only for Scicli

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The wall comes to life

The Baroque town by the sea

Norman apses

The Burgos crucifix

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

A prominent church

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

The internal colours

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

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

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Between white and black

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A triumph of colour

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A hall for the feasts

A museum to save a tradition

A talking palace

New roads for Catania

A long reconstruction

A new site for a new city

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

One city, three sites

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

From International Gothic to present day

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

An eagle-shaped city

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Prominent façade

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

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

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Many owners, one palace

Some prestigious works

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Feast days