Palazzolo Acreide

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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Many materials

Wood, white marble, colourful marble, canvas and gold are some of the materials used to compose the church’s works, each with different characteristics.
The smooth marble of the main altar contrasts with the irregular surface of the Solomonic columns of the rough and porous façade.
The hardness of the panel is completely different to the softness of the Tanasi’s Annunciation painting-artists must always take into account the type of material they are going to paint on or sculpt.

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The colours of the church

So many colours for one church!
The white stone of the façade shines as soon as a ray of sunshine hits it.
Inside, the floor has a hypnotic effect thanks to its decoration based on the contrast between the white and dark grey stone slabs.
The main altar, where the artist created a valuable piece of work, is a genuine triumph of colour thanks to the skilful combination of blue, red, yellow and white.

A majestic and luminous church

Between white and black

Many owners, one palace

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

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Maiolica of the staircase

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

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Limestone, the colour of harmony

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The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A city in colour

A hall for the feasts

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Prominent façade

Some prestigious works

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San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A small room with a golden entrance

A new site for a new city

The chocolate of Modica

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A symbol for the town

A triumph of colour

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

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Searching for colour

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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One city, two sites

A square as the heart of the city

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The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Some masterpieces

The colours of the cathedral

The Baroque town by the sea

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

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A colourful floor

A museum to save a tradition

A prominent church

The interior and its masterpieces

From International Gothic to present day

Two illustrious patron saints

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The internal colours

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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The two churches

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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The wall comes to life

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The Staircase of Angels

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

An eagle-shaped city

The Burgos crucifix

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A feast only for Scicli

One city, three sites

New roads for Catania

Feasting in Palazzolo

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Wonderful quick decorations

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

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

A new site for a new church

The disastrous earthquake

Feast days

A long reconstruction

Discovering the mother church

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The city of museums

A talking palace

Norman apses

The church of Carmine

The theatre of taste

A miniature city

A half-Baroque church