Catania

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

sight
Brightness and light

Colour, light and more colour!
The vault is a riot of colour, capable of making the figures and shapes stand out, and leaving visitors gazing upwards.
As for the altar, it attracts attention thanks to the brilliance and shine of gold, silver and the precious sparkling stones used to decorate it.
The church is a treasure trove of precious jewels.

hearing
A sound to accompany prayer

It’s 1790 and you’re inside the church of St. Benedict, attending one of the services… You can hear something… what is it?
The organ!
With a sound alternating between gentle and low, it accompanies prayer as impressed worshippers celebrate Holy Mass.
Then the bells announce the end of the service.
Their chimes vibrate in the atmosphere and resonate along Via dei Crociferi.

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

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

The colours of the cathedral

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A symbol for the town

Discovering the mother church

From International Gothic to present day

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

Two illustrious patron saints

A majestic and luminous church

The wall comes to life

A square as the heart of the city

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Some masterpieces

The chocolate of Modica

The Maiolica of the staircase

The theatre of taste

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

One city, two sites

The church of Carmine

The Burgos crucifix

St. Sebastian, so much work!

One city, three sites

The internal colours

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A new site for a new church

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Feast days

A museum to save a tradition

Wonderful quick decorations

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A colourful floor

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

New roads for Catania

The city of museums

A talking palace

The disastrous earthquake

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

An eagle-shaped city

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A long reconstruction

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A city in colour

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Searching for colour

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

A miniature city

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The Staircase of Angels

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A small room with a golden entrance

The two churches

The interior and its masterpieces

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

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

A triumph of colour

Prominent façade

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Some prestigious works

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A new site for a new city

A feast only for Scicli

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A prominent church

The Baroque town by the sea

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Between white and black

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

Many owners, one palace

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Norman apses

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

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

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

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A hall for the feasts