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 Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The wall comes to life

Searching for colour

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A talking palace

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Norman apses

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

A square as the heart of the city

The Baroque town by the sea

The interior and its masterpieces

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

One city, two sites

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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

The chocolate of Modica

A prominent church

A new site for a new church

The Burgos crucifix

An eagle-shaped city

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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The disastrous earthquake

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Between white and black

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Discovering the mother church

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A feast only for Scicli

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Prominent façade

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A half-Baroque church

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The theatre of taste

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A triumph of colour

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

The city of museums

A symbol for the town

A city in colour

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Some prestigious works

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Modica, a city with ancient origins

A hall for the feasts

Wonderful quick decorations

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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The internal colours

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

One city, three sites

A colourful floor

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Feasting in Palazzolo

The two churches

The church of Carmine

A new site for a new city

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

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

A museum to save a tradition

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

Feast days

The Staircase of Angels

The colours of the cathedral

Many owners, one palace

A miniature city

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Two illustrious patron saints

The Maiolica of the staircase

Some masterpieces

From International Gothic to present day

A small room with a golden entrance

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

New roads for Catania

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Connections with other UNESCO sites

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The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A majestic and luminous church

A long reconstruction

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