Palazzolo Acreide

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

sight
Infinite lights and colours

How wonderful!
The light and colours inside the church of San Sebastiano leave everyone breathless!
The crystal chandeliers shine and the surfaces around them reflect and light up in turn.
The marble columns shine and the blue, green and yellow stained glass windows filter warm rays of sunshine.
Full of colour, the church interior is tinged with black and white from the floor, accompanied by the yellow and light grey of the columns, and the white and gold of the walls. navata laterale lampadari accesi

hearing
21 cannon shots

The feast of San Sebastiano is an important moment for all worshippers and the whole country. Citizens gather together to honour the patron saint.
Every year on 10th August at 8:15 am, twenty-one cannon shots precede the departure of the bread cart, accompanied by music, for the traditional collection of “cuddure” (ring-shaped biscuits), offered to St. Sebastian.
Loud noises, firecrackers, music, voices and shouting can be heard early in the morning.

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Feasting in Palazzolo

A Nobel Prize in Modica

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Some prestigious works

New roads for Catania

A half-Baroque church

The colours of the cathedral

The church of Carmine

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Two illustrious patron saints

Discovering the mother church

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Wonderful quick decorations

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The Burgos crucifix

A symbol for the town

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A square as the heart of the city

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

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

Prominent façade

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

One city, two sites

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The Maiolica of the staircase

A new site for a new church

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

The Baroque town by the sea

The interior and its masterpieces

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

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

Some masterpieces

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

One city, three sites

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A small room with a golden entrance

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Modica, a city with ancient origins

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

An eagle-shaped city

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A museum to save a tradition

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

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

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

Feast days

A new site for a new city

The wall comes to life

Between white and black

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The Staircase of Angels

A prominent church

From International Gothic to present day

A colourful floor

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The two churches

Searching for colour

A miniature city

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A talking palace

A majestic and luminous church

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

The internal colours

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Norman apses

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A hall for the feasts

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The theatre of taste

A city in colour

A triumph of colour

Many owners, one palace

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

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The chocolate of Modica

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

The city of museums

A feast only for Scicli

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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

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

The disastrous earthquake

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A long reconstruction