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 façade used as a puppet theatre

A long reconstruction

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Searching for colour

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A miniature city

A prominent church

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

Two illustrious patron saints

A feast only for Scicli

The internal colours

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Between white and black

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

Modica, a city with ancient origins

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

From International Gothic to present day

A symbol for the town

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

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

Limestone, the colour of harmony

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

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A square as the heart of the city

The theatre of taste

A city in colour

Many owners, one palace

A hall for the feasts

The disastrous earthquake

One city, two sites

Norman apses

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The two churches

The colours of the cathedral

A triumph of colour

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

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A talking palace

The city of museums

The Baroque town by the sea

Some prestigious works

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

One city, three sites

Connections with other UNESCO sites

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Feasting in Palazzolo

A small room with a golden entrance

The Maiolica of the staircase

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A new site for a new church

Prominent façade

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A majestic and luminous church

A museum to save a tradition

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The wall comes to life

An eagle-shaped city

Feast days

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The interior and its masterpieces

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The Burgos crucifix

A colourful floor

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A new site for a new city

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

The chocolate of Modica

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The church of Carmine

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

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

Discovering the mother church

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

A half-Baroque church

The Staircase of Angels

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

New roads for Catania

Some masterpieces

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Wonderful quick decorations

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)