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.

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

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Wonderful quick decorations

A symbol for the town

The chocolate of Modica

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

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

A city in colour

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A new site for a new church

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A square as the heart of the city

The theatre of taste

Two illustrious patron saints

Some prestigious works

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

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

The Baroque town by the sea

The church of Carmine

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A talking palace

Between white and black

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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

A small room with a golden entrance

New roads for Catania

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Many owners, one palace

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

An eagle-shaped city

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A hall for the feasts

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

The wall comes to life

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

A feast only for Scicli

Discovering the mother church

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The city of museums

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A new site for a new city

One city, three sites

A majestic and luminous church

A triumph of colour

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A miniature city

Some masterpieces

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

Prominent façade

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A museum to save a tradition

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

Feast days

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The disastrous earthquake

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A colourful floor

The internal colours

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The two churches

One city, two sites

The Burgos crucifix

Norman apses

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

A prominent church

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A half-Baroque church

From International Gothic to present day

Feasting in Palazzolo

The colours of the cathedral

Connections with other UNESCO sites

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The interior and its masterpieces

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A long reconstruction

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The Maiolica of the staircase

The Staircase of Angels

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Searching for colour