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.

Between white and black

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A majestic and luminous church

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New roads for Catania

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Feast days

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The disastrous earthquake

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The theatre of taste

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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The Staircase of Angels

A colourful floor

A new site for a new church

Many owners, one palace

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Feasting in Palazzolo

The chocolate of Modica

One city, three sites

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The wall comes to life

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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Limestone, the colour of harmony

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

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The interior and its masterpieces

A square as the heart of the city

One city, two sites

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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

The colours of the cathedral

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The two churches

Prominent façade

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Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

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Connections with other UNESCO sites

A small room with a golden entrance

The Baroque town by the sea

A talking palace

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The city of museums

A museum to save a tradition

Some masterpieces

A hall for the feasts

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A city in colour

Searching for colour

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

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Two illustrious patron saints

A miniature city

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

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

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

A new site for a new city

From International Gothic to present day

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Norman apses

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The Maiolica of the staircase

An eagle-shaped city

A prominent church

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The internal colours

A half-Baroque church

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Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Burgos crucifix

Some prestigious works

Wonderful quick decorations

A symbol for the town

A long reconstruction

The church of Carmine

Discovering the mother church

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

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A feast only for Scicli

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A triumph of colour