Ragusa

The senses tell about Palazzo Zacco

hearing

The mermaids’ song and the instruments’ music

The characteristic corbels of these balconies feature depictions of mermaids, musicians and musical instruments, including maracas, a flute and a trumpet.
Staring at us playfully from above, this small orchestra seems to draw our attention and invite us to enter the evocative building.

Next step The city of Modica, a balance between nature and urbanism

Expansion, spatiality and light in the church of San Domenico

A new site for the church of San Giorgio

Views denied, views conquered: the power of the devout Benedictines

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Paolo

The senses tell about Palazzo Zacco

The Benedictines’ library

A heritage of votive works

Barresi-Branciforte: the lords of the fiefdom and the modernisation of the town

Baroque and the loss of balance in the 16th century

A stone garden

Geometry and wonder in civic architecture in the Baroque of the Val di Noto

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The Monastery of the Benedictine nuns

The senses tell the Church of San Michele

The Staircase of Angels

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The interior of the church: space and colour

Art in the cathedral

The Antonino Uccello Birthplace Museum

The Monte delle Prestanze in the new city layout

The city palace

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

Scicli, the city of Baroque scenery

The Church of Madonna della Stella

The works in the church

Luminous sacred spaces

The illusion of light and the decorative splendour

Reconstruction after the earthquake

The Palazzo dei due mori

The church and the college

The casket of austerity under the great dome

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Virtuosity, decorations and altars

From the end of the world to rebirth from the rubble

Scenography, lights and colours of the cathedral

Religious architecture

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The senses tell about Palazzo Trigona

The palace, the town, the church

Akrai and Syracuse: an unbreakable bond

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

The new roads of the city

The senses tell the Benedictine Monastery and the Church of San Nicolò l’Arena

The city of Modica, a balance between nature and urbanism

Altars, saints and sculptural works

The church of San Nicolò l’Arena: the majesty of an unfinished beauty

A casket of precious works

St. Agatha and the candelore

One city, three sites

San Domenico and Gagliardi’s work

A unifying project for the city of Catania

Unusual iconographies: the Burgos crucifix

The senses tell the Cathedral of San Giorgio

Baroque creativity: recurring themes

The Infiorata of Noto, a modern tradition

The Badia di Sant’Agata (St. Agatha’s Abbey)

The senses tell of the Cathedral of San Pietro

The Franciscan convent

The senses tell about Palazzo Beneventano

Majestic exteriors, grandiose interiors

The neo-Gothic seminary chapel: symbols, light and space

The city within the city

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Carlo and the former Jesuit college

A story of rebirth

The Church of St. Mary of the Mountain

Rebirth and urban planning of the city of Noto

The interiors: diffused light and Byzantine relics

The Church of St. John the Evangelist

The beginning of an authentic Baroque conception

The Madonna dei Conadomini and the art of devotion

Expanded spaces, stucco and colourful lights

The eagle-shaped city

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

The church and the monastery

The freedom of worship and the Catholic Church’s role in the diffusion of Baroque

The Church of St. Julian on Via dei Crociferi

The senses tell the Church of San Domenico

A compromise between Neoclassicism and Baroque

The Church of St. Paul

The expansion of space and changing reality

The Church of St. Francis

The Church of St. Benedict

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

Verticality and dynamism of the façade of the Church of San Carlo

The two churches

The smallest Greek theatre in the world

Palazzo della Cancelleria: from former stable to the Nicastro family

The senses tell the story of the Sanctuary Church of Santa Maria della Stella

The senses tell the Cathedral of San Giorgio

The senses tell about Palazzo Ducezio

Militello: The story of an enlightened fiefdom

The art of maiolica

Fountain of the Nymph Zizza: public water in the town

The dynamics of the Church of San Michele

Piazza Duomo, the elephant fountain, the heart of the city

The Duomo di San Giorgio (Cathedral of St. George)

The senses tell of Palazzo della Cancelleria

City and nature

Palazzo Trigona di Canicarao

Palazzo Trigona: a building with a complex shape

Madonna of the Militia: a singular warrior virgin

The articulated interior spaces

The interior and works of art

The triumph of Baroque: expansion of spaces

Scenography and devotion for St. Agatha

Palazzo Zacco, a balance between sobriety and decoration

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MiC – Ministero della Cultura Legge 77/2006 - Misure Speciali di Tutela e Fruizione dei Siti Italiani di Interesse Culturale, Paesaggistico e Ambientale, inseriti nella “Lista Del Patrimonio Mondiale”, posti sotto la Tutela dell’ UNESCO Regione Siciliana.

Assessorato dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana, Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana.

Parco archeologico della Valle dei Templi di Agrigento.