Palazzolo Acreide

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

sight
Infinite lights and colours

How wonderful!
The light and colours inside the church of San Sebastiano leave everyone breathless!
The crystal chandeliers shine and the surfaces around them reflect and light up in turn.
The marble columns shine and the blue, green and yellow stained glass windows filter warm rays of sunshine.
Full of colour, the church interior is tinged with black and white from the floor, accompanied by the yellow and light grey of the columns, and the white and gold of the walls. navata laterale lampadari accesi

hearing
21 cannon shots

The feast of San Sebastiano is an important moment for all worshippers and the whole country. Citizens gather together to honour the patron saint.
Every year on 10th August at 8:15 am, twenty-one cannon shots precede the departure of the bread cart, accompanied by music, for the traditional collection of “cuddure” (ring-shaped biscuits), offered to St. Sebastian.
Loud noises, firecrackers, music, voices and shouting can be heard early in the morning.

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Searching for colour

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Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Between white and black

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Some masterpieces

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Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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Feast days

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The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A prominent church

The internal colours

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

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

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A miniature city

A city in colour

The church of Carmine

Some prestigious works

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

Two illustrious patron saints

The Baroque town by the sea

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The colours of the cathedral

Discovering the mother church

A small room with a golden entrance

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Wonderful quick decorations

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A new site for a new city

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The Burgos crucifix

A half-Baroque church

The Staircase of Angels

A colourful floor

The wall comes to life

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

An eagle-shaped city

A long reconstruction

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

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

The city of museums

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The two churches

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The chocolate of Modica

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

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

Many owners, one palace

A symbol for the town

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

One city, two sites

A museum to save a tradition

Norman apses

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

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

A hall for the feasts

Feasting in Palazzolo

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The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The theatre of taste

One city, three sites

The disastrous earthquake

A majestic and luminous church

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

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

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

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A triumph of colour

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

New roads for Catania

A talking palace

Prominent façade

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A new site for a new church

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A square as the heart of the city

The interior and its masterpieces