Modica

Some prestigious works

Inside the church there are valuable works of art including the Tavola di Sant’Alberto (Panel of St. Albert), the Madonna del Latte and the Annunciation. The former was perhaps part of a polyptych, a painting composition that also included other panels.
The painting depicts St. Albert with a lily and a book in one hand and a crucifix in the other. The work dates back to the early 16th century. According to some scholars the panel was painted between 1513 and 1517 by Leonardo da Vinci’s student, Cesare de Sesto, when he lived in Sicily.
The Madonna del Latte is an interesting sculpture made of papier-mâché, a much more delicate material than classic marble, wood or bronze. The work dates from around the 14th century and is located to the right of the church atrium.
scultura Madonna del Latte tela santa maria maddalena
The Annunciation is a sculptural group in white marble, created by the workshop of a Palermo-born artist, Giandomenico Gagini.
The faces of the angel and the Virgin were carved with extreme delicateness and both the blue dress of Mary and the angel’s hair were finely coloured.

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Two illustrious patron saints

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A prominent church

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A miniature city

The Baroque town by the sea

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Between white and black

Norman apses

Discovering the mother church

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The two churches

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A half-Baroque church

Wonderful quick decorations

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Connections with other UNESCO sites

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

The chocolate of Modica

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

A new site for a new church

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A triumph of colour

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A hall for the feasts

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The Maiolica of the staircase

The church of Carmine

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A small room with a golden entrance

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The Staircase of Angels

The internal colours

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The theatre of taste

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

One city, two sites

The interior and its masterpieces

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

The wall comes to life

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

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A talking palace

Many owners, one palace

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

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Searching for colour

A majestic and luminous church

Modica, a city with ancient origins

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

An eagle-shaped city

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The disastrous earthquake

One city, three sites

Prominent façade

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

The Burgos crucifix

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Some prestigious works

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

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

A colourful floor

A square as the heart of the city

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The colours of the cathedral

A new site for a new city

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

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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

A symbol for the town

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A feast only for Scicli

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A museum to save a tradition

From International Gothic to present day

A city in colour

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The city of museums

Feasting in Palazzolo

A long reconstruction

Some masterpieces

New roads for Catania

Feast days