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.

Feasting in Palazzolo

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Feast days

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

The colours of the cathedral

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

One city, three sites

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

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

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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

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

From International Gothic to present day

Searching for colour

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

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

Prominent façade

A symbol for the town

A museum to save a tradition

Connections with other UNESCO sites

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

A square as the heart of the city

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The disastrous earthquake

The Burgos crucifix

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The Staircase of Angels

A new site for a new church

The two churches

Some prestigious works

The façade used as a puppet theatre

New roads for Catania

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A small room with a golden entrance

The church of Carmine

One city, two sites

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A new site for a new city

A long reconstruction

Norman apses

Some masterpieces

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A feast only for Scicli

A Nobel Prize in Modica

An eagle-shaped city

Between white and black

A talking palace

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The wall comes to life

The chocolate of Modica

A triumph of colour

A colourful floor

Two illustrious patron saints

The interior and its masterpieces

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A majestic and luminous church

The Maiolica of the staircase

The internal colours

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Wonderful quick decorations

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A miniature city

A hall for the feasts

A city in colour

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The city of museums

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Discovering the mother church

The Baroque town by the sea

Many owners, one palace

A half-Baroque church

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

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The theatre of taste

A prominent church

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

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