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.

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A triumph of colour

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A new site for a new church

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The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A hall for the feasts

From International Gothic to present day

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

The internal colours

Some prestigious works

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A symbol for the town

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The theatre of taste

A new site for a new city

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Feasting in Palazzolo

A small room with a golden entrance

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

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Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A prominent church

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Many owners, one palace

Searching for colour

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A colourful floor

The wall comes to life

Some masterpieces

A city in colour

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The church of Carmine

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Connections with other UNESCO sites

A majestic and luminous church

An eagle-shaped city

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Wonderful quick decorations

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A long reconstruction

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A feast only for Scicli

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The city of museums

One city, two sites

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Prominent façade

Discovering the mother church

A miniature city

New roads for Catania

The Burgos crucifix

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Feast days

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The Baroque town by the sea

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A museum to save a tradition

The Staircase of Angels

The Maiolica of the staircase

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Norman apses

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

A square as the heart of the city

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A half-Baroque church

The disastrous earthquake

The colours of the cathedral

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The interior and its masterpieces

The two churches

The chocolate of Modica

Two illustrious patron saints

Between white and black

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A talking palace

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

One city, three sites

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

St. Sebastian, so much work!