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

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Different materials for different temperatures

A church decorated with infinite materials that make it wonderful and precious.
If we could touch the walls and decorations of the church, we would realise how much the temperature of one material can vary compared to another: the glass windows are very cold in winter, but much warmer in summer when heated by the sun; the blue, plaster decorations are much warmer than the marble columns of the aedicula where the statue of the saint is kept; and the saint, made of wood, is warmer than all those materials.

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The church with a blue interior

The church of San Giovanni Evangelista (St. John the Evangelist) features a splendid decoration with blue and gold stuccoes from a renovation in the mid-19th century.
The artist is one Giuseppe Sesta, as can be read from an inscription at the entrance which also bears the date 1861.
The blue of the decoration is like a ribbon that runs around and ties together the church walls, lit up from time to time by the golden stuccoes.
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The senses tell the story of the Church of San Giovanni Evangelista

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Prominent façade

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

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A triumph of colour

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A long reconstruction

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One city, three sites

A symbol for the town

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The colours of the cathedral

Many owners, one palace

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A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

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The internal colours

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Between white and black

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The Burgos crucifix

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The façade used as a puppet theatre

The disastrous earthquake

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The two churches

The Staircase of Angels

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Maiolica of the staircase

The Baroque town by the sea

A hall for the feasts

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

Wonderful quick decorations

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Limestone, the colour of harmony

Two illustrious patron saints

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Feast days

Some prestigious works

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A feast only for Scicli

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