Modica

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

hearing
The listening masks

The masks of Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso have been watching over Via Francesco Crispi for centuries and have witnessed the passage from one era to another, right to the present day. If they could tell us what they have seen and heard, they would prove how much the world has changed.
Never taking their eyes off of passers-by, the listening masks will continue, like they did in the past, to follow anyone who happens to be on Via Crispi.

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The dark railing

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La scura ringhiera

Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso was built with a pure white stone, whose pallor is broken up from time to time by the railings of the elegant wrought iron balconies.
The curved, round-bottomed railings create an interesting contrast that adds vitality to the façade.
The white stone and the protruding black railings together create a special effect caused by the use of two very different colours.

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The colours of the cathedral

Some masterpieces

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A hall for the feasts

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

An eagle-shaped city

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A city in colour

One city, three sites

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Two illustrious patron saints

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Norman apses

The Maiolica of the staircase

Searching for colour

A museum to save a tradition

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The Baroque town by the sea

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Discovering the mother church

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A miniature city

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

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The Burgos crucifix

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A new site for a new city

The internal colours

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A prominent church

One city, two sites

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

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The two churches

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

Some prestigious works

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The Staircase of Angels

A new site for a new church

The theatre of taste

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

New roads for Catania

A triumph of colour

From International Gothic to present day

A symbol for the town

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Wonderful quick decorations

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

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

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A small room with a golden entrance

A colourful floor

Between white and black

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

Prominent façade

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Many owners, one palace

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

A square as the heart of the city

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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

The church of Carmine

A long reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The disastrous earthquake

A talking palace

Feast days

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

A feast only for Scicli

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

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

The city of museums

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A majestic and luminous church

The interior and its masterpieces

The chocolate of Modica

The wall comes to life

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci