Palazzolo Acreide

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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Many materials

Wood, white marble, colourful marble, canvas and gold are some of the materials used to compose the church’s works, each with different characteristics.
The smooth marble of the main altar contrasts with the irregular surface of the Solomonic columns of the rough and porous façade.
The hardness of the panel is completely different to the softness of the Tanasi’s Annunciation painting-artists must always take into account the type of material they are going to paint on or sculpt.

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The colours of the church

So many colours for one church!
The white stone of the façade shines as soon as a ray of sunshine hits it.
Inside, the floor has a hypnotic effect thanks to its decoration based on the contrast between the white and dark grey stone slabs.
The main altar, where the artist created a valuable piece of work, is a genuine triumph of colour thanks to the skilful combination of blue, red, yellow and white.

Two illustrious patron saints

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A talking palace

The theatre of taste

A half-Baroque church

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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The interior and its masterpieces

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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An eagle-shaped city

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A triumph of colour

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Many owners, one palace

A majestic and luminous church

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The Staircase of Angels

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

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

A feast only for Scicli

Some masterpieces

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A symbol for the town

Feast days

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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Norman apses

Feasting in Palazzolo

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The Maiolica of the staircase

A miniature city

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The wall comes to life

The colours of the cathedral

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The chocolate of Modica

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A hall for the feasts

Between white and black

A new site for a new city

One city, two sites

A long reconstruction

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Discovering the mother church

One city, three sites

Wonderful quick decorations

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A small room with a golden entrance

The church of Carmine

Searching for colour

Prominent façade

Some prestigious works

A colourful floor

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

The Burgos crucifix

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

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Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A new site for a new church

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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A museum to save a tradition

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The city of museums

New roads for Catania

From International Gothic to present day

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

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A city in colour

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The disastrous earthquake

A square as the heart of the city

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A prominent church

The two churches

The Baroque town by the sea

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The internal colours

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