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.

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

From International Gothic to present day

One city, three sites

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Discovering the mother church

The city of museums

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A majestic and luminous church

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

One city, two sites

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The Staircase of Angels

Prominent façade

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Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

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

The two churches

A city in colour

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

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

The disastrous earthquake

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A miniature city

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A square as the heart of the city

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The Burgos crucifix

The chocolate of Modica

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The colours of the cathedral

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

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

The interior and its masterpieces

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A prominent church

The church of Carmine

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A long reconstruction

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

A triumph of colour

A museum to save a tradition

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Two illustrious patron saints

A hall for the feasts

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Feast days

Feasting in Palazzolo

An eagle-shaped city

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Some prestigious works

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The internal colours

A feast only for Scicli

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Some masterpieces

The Baroque town by the sea

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Norman apses

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The Maiolica of the staircase

Many owners, one palace

A small room with a golden entrance

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Between white and black

A symbol for the town

New roads for Catania

Wonderful quick decorations

A colourful floor

A new site for a new church

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

The wall comes to life

A new site for a new city

The theatre of taste

Modica, a city with ancient origins

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A talking palace

Searching for colour

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