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 San Giuliano ai Crociferi

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

New roads for Catania

A city in colour

Discovering the mother church

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The internal colours

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

Two illustrious patron saints

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Norman apses

A feast only for Scicli

A small room with a golden entrance

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Searching for colour

An eagle-shaped city

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The Baroque town by the sea

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

A prominent church

A colourful floor

Feast days

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A symbol for the town

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

A talking palace

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A half-Baroque church

The disastrous earthquake

The Burgos crucifix

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The Maiolica of the staircase

Prominent façade

Feasting in Palazzolo

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Connections with other UNESCO sites

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Many owners, one palace

The city of museums

From International Gothic to present day

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A long reconstruction

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

One city, two sites

A majestic and luminous church

The colours of the cathedral

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Some masterpieces

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The Staircase of Angels

The two churches

A new site for a new church

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

A museum to save a tradition

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Wonderful quick decorations

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A hall for the feasts

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

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The theatre of taste

A miniature city

The wall comes to life

The chocolate of Modica

A new site for a new city

The interior and its masterpieces

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

Between white and black

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

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A triumph of colour

One city, three sites

Some prestigious works

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A square as the heart of the city

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

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

The church of Carmine

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe