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.

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A new site for a new city

A square as the heart of the city

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Discovering the mother church

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Prominent façade

Some prestigious works

A hall for the feasts

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

Norman apses

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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

A symbol for the town

Feast days

The chocolate of Modica

A triumph of colour

The Maiolica of the staircase

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

From International Gothic to present day

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

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The colours of the cathedral

The interior and its masterpieces

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A miniature city

The wall comes to life

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A prominent church

Some masterpieces

One city, two sites

A feast only for Scicli

Between white and black

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

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

The theatre of taste

Two illustrious patron saints

The church of Carmine

A city in colour

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A talking palace

The two churches

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

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

The Baroque town by the sea

A colourful floor

One city, three sites

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A small room with a golden entrance

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A new site for a new church

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

A long reconstruction

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

New roads for Catania

Wonderful quick decorations

The disastrous earthquake

A majestic and luminous church

Modica, a city with ancient origins

An eagle-shaped city

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

Many owners, one palace

The Burgos crucifix

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The city of museums

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

The Staircase of Angels

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A museum to save a tradition

The internal colours

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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

Searching for colour

A half-Baroque church

The character of Badia Sant’Agata