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.

One city, two sites

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Some masterpieces

An eagle-shaped city

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A city in colour

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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

A museum to save a tradition

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The wall comes to life

A small room with a golden entrance

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A square as the heart of the city

The Maiolica of the staircase

The disastrous earthquake

A hall for the feasts

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

The theatre of taste

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A long reconstruction

A new site for a new city

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The two churches

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A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A symbol for the town

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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The interior and its masterpieces

Between white and black

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

Feast days

Wonderful quick decorations

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A new site for a new church

Some prestigious works

From International Gothic to present day

The colours of the cathedral

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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

The Baroque town by the sea

A triumph of colour

Prominent façade

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Two illustrious patron saints

Feasting in Palazzolo

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A Nobel Prize in Modica

The Burgos crucifix

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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A majestic and luminous church

Searching for colour

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New roads for Catania

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The city of museums

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The chocolate of Modica

A prominent church

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A talking palace

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A colourful floor

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

One city, three sites

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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Norman apses

Many owners, one palace

Discovering the mother church

The church of Carmine

The internal colours

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The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A feast only for Scicli

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A miniature city

A half-Baroque church

The Staircase of Angels

St. Sebastian, so much work!