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.

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

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

The Staircase of Angels

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Some masterpieces

A triumph of colour

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Searching for colour

An eagle-shaped city

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The two churches

The chocolate of Modica

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

The wall comes to life

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

Limestone, the colour of harmony

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A city in colour

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

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

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The colours of the cathedral

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

The theatre of taste

Some prestigious works

The Maiolica of the staircase

One city, three sites

From International Gothic to present day

A majestic and luminous church

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The interior and its masterpieces

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Discovering the mother church

A feast only for Scicli

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

Two illustrious patron saints

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

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

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

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A hall for the feasts

Prominent façade

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Wonderful quick decorations

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

One city, two sites

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Between white and black

A small room with a golden entrance

A prominent church

A miniature city

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A half-Baroque church

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The disastrous earthquake

New roads for Catania

A museum to save a tradition

A symbol for the town

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The church of Carmine

A square as the heart of the city

Norman apses

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A new site for a new city

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Many owners, one palace

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A colourful floor

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The city of museums

A new site for a new church

The Baroque town by the sea

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The internal colours

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A long reconstruction

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Feast days

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A talking palace

The Burgos crucifix

Connections with other UNESCO sites