Catania

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

sight

The evocative panorama over the city

One of the best features of this church is undoubtedly its loggia dome.
From the cantoria, or chancel, once only accessible to the nuns, you can admire the impressive 360 degree panorama.
A magnificent view allows you to admire the former monastery and the historic centre of Catania in their entirety.

hearing

The songs of the Benedictine nuns

During the feast of St. Agatha, the statue of Catania’s patron saint would be carried in front of the church and left there for some time so that from above, behind the gratings, the devout Benedictine nuns could honour the Saint with singing and prayer.
Currently the rite continues at the church of San Benedetto (St. Benedict), the new home of the Benedictine nuns.

Next step The church and the monastery

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Expanded spaces, stucco and colourful lights

The smallest Greek theatre in the world

The Franciscan convent

Palazzo Trigona di Canicarao

The Church of St. Mary of the Mountain

The two churches

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

The expansion of space and changing reality

The senses tell of Palazzo della Cancelleria

The works in the church

The Madonna dei Conadomini and the art of devotion

The city within the city

The Benedictines’ library

Baroque creativity: recurring themes

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

Palazzo della Cancelleria: from former stable to the Nicastro family

The senses tell the Church of San Michele

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

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Luminous sacred spaces

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The Church of Madonna della Stella

The casket of austerity under the great dome

The senses tell about Palazzo Ducezio

Majestic exteriors, grandiose interiors

A compromise between Neoclassicism and Baroque

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

City and nature

Scenography, lights and colours of the cathedral

A heritage of votive works

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

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The Palazzo dei due mori

The interiors: diffused light and Byzantine relics

Palazzo Trigona: a building with a complex shape

The articulated interior spaces

Scenography and devotion for St. Agatha

The Staircase of Angels

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

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

The Church of St. John the Evangelist

Religious architecture

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Reconstruction after the earthquake

The triumph of Baroque: expansion of spaces

Rebirth and urban planning of the city of Noto

The Monastery of the Benedictine nuns

The senses tell about Palazzo Zacco

The interior of the church: space and colour

A unifying project for the city of Catania

The Church of St. Paul

The art of maiolica

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

Scicli, the city of Baroque scenery

The illusion of light and the decorative splendour

The Church of St. Benedict

The interior and works of art

Palazzo Zacco, a balance between sobriety and decoration

The senses tell of the Cathedral of San Pietro

A casket of precious works

The Monte delle Prestanze in the new city layout

Virtuosity, decorations and altars

The beginning of an authentic Baroque conception

Madonna of the Militia: a singular warrior virgin

From the end of the world to rebirth from the rubble

The senses tell about Palazzo Trigona

Unusual iconographies: the Burgos crucifix

Art in the cathedral

The senses tell the Cathedral of San Giorgio

The new roads of the city

A stone garden

Fountain of the Nymph Zizza: public water in the town

The city of Modica, a balance between nature and urbanism

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

A new site for the church of San Giorgio

Militello: The story of an enlightened fiefdom

Expansion, spatiality and light in the church of San Domenico

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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St. Agatha and the candelore

The church and the monastery

The Church of St. Julian on Via dei Crociferi

Altars, saints and sculptural works

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

The city palace

The senses tell about Palazzo Beneventano

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

The church and the college

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

Akrai and Syracuse: an unbreakable bond

The Antonino Uccello Birthplace Museum

One city, three sites

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The palace, the town, the church

The dynamics of the Church of San Michele

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The senses tell the Church of San Domenico

A story of rebirth

The eagle-shaped city

San Domenico and Gagliardi’s work

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The Church of St. Francis

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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.