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 chocolate of Modica

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The two churches

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A half-Baroque church

The Baroque town by the sea

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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A miniature city

A colourful floor

The Staircase of Angels

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Wonderful quick decorations

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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A majestic and luminous church

From International Gothic to present day

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A city in colour

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The disastrous earthquake

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Norman apses

Limestone, the colour of harmony

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The Burgos crucifix

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

A square as the heart of the city

The wall comes to life

Many owners, one palace

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

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A long reconstruction

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Some masterpieces

The Maiolica of the staircase

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

One city, two sites

Between white and black

A small room with a golden entrance

A prominent church

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

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A museum to save a tradition

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Prominent façade

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A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A talking palace

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A triumph of colour

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

New roads for Catania

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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The internal colours

A new site for a new church

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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Some prestigious works

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A hall for the feasts

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A symbol for the town

One city, three sites

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A feast only for Scicli

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

An eagle-shaped city

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The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

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A new site for a new city

The theatre of taste

The city of museums

The interior and its masterpieces

The church of Carmine

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Two illustrious patron saints

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The colours of the cathedral

Feast days

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Searching for colour

Discovering the mother church

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