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.

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A new site for a new church

Feast days

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Some masterpieces

A museum to save a tradition

Some prestigious works

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A small room with a golden entrance

Between white and black

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A symbol for the town

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A majestic and luminous church

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The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A talking palace

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

New roads for Catania

A square as the heart of the city

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The Burgos crucifix

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Many owners, one palace

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The church of Carmine

The chocolate of Modica

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

An eagle-shaped city

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A miniature city

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

The two churches

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A city in colour

A feast only for Scicli

The city of museums

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Norman apses

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A prominent church

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The theatre of taste

A colourful floor

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The Maiolica of the staircase

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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A half-Baroque church

A long reconstruction

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A hall for the feasts

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Discovering the mother church

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Prominent façade

The disastrous earthquake

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Two illustrious patron saints

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The internal colours

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The Baroque town by the sea

A triumph of colour

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

One city, three sites

The wall comes to life

A new site for a new city

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The interior and its masterpieces

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

Wonderful quick decorations

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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The Staircase of Angels

One city, two sites

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

From International Gothic to present day

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A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Searching for colour

The colours of the cathedral