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 Burgos crucifix

One city, three sites

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The two churches

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A new site for a new church

The Baroque town by the sea

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A half-Baroque church

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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

Between white and black

Discovering the mother church

The Staircase of Angels

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

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Norman apses

A symbol for the town

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

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The city of museums

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The church of Carmine

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A prominent church

The wall comes to life

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Some masterpieces

A miniature city

Some prestigious works

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The disastrous earthquake

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

From International Gothic to present day

A majestic and luminous church

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Searching for colour

Prominent façade

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A small room with a golden entrance

The façade used as a puppet theatre

An eagle-shaped city

Two illustrious patron saints

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A feast only for Scicli

A museum to save a tradition

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

Wonderful quick decorations

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A colourful floor

The colours of the cathedral

The interior and its masterpieces

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Feast days

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A talking palace

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A new site for a new city

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

The internal colours

A triumph of colour

The theatre of taste

A long reconstruction

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The Maiolica of the staircase

Many owners, one palace

Feasting in Palazzolo

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

One city, two sites

A hall for the feasts

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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

A city in colour

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

A square as the heart of the city

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

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

New roads for Catania

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The chocolate of Modica