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.

A city in colour

Some prestigious works

The two churches

The colours of the cathedral

A small room with a golden entrance

A prominent church

A hall for the feasts

An eagle-shaped city

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

The theatre of taste

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The wall comes to life

A talking palace

Two illustrious patron saints

The Burgos crucifix

Searching for colour

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

One city, two sites

Wonderful quick decorations

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

A symbol for the town

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The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

One city, three sites

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The city of museums

A feast only for Scicli

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A triumph of colour

The internal colours

Connections with other UNESCO sites

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The church of Carmine

Norman apses

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Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The Staircase of Angels

The Maiolica of the staircase

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Baroque town by the sea

The interior and its masterpieces

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Discovering the mother church

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A square as the heart of the city

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A long reconstruction

Some masterpieces

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The disastrous earthquake

Feasting in Palazzolo

A miniature city

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Limestone, the colour of harmony

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A new site for a new church

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Feast days

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A new site for a new city

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

Prominent façade

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

From International Gothic to present day

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

New roads for Catania

A colourful floor

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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

A museum to save a tradition

The chocolate of Modica

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A majestic and luminous church

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Many owners, one palace

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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

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

Between white and black

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction