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A triumph of colour

The entrance to San Giovanni Evangelista (St. John the Evangelist) is through a long, narrow and dark antechamber which gives onto a large, wide and bright oval hall. The colourful interior decorations embellish and characterise the room. Blue features prominently, like a ribbon tying the space together. The walls are embellished with golden stucco decorations that shine and sparkle whenever a ray of sunshine hits them.

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The church is also made brighter by the large windows that open onto the vault, whose colourful glass filters yellow, green and blue light.

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 A wonderful 19th-century fresco with the Glory of St. Benedict completes the vault, and a whirlwind of angels welcomes the saint among the blessed. Once in the final part of the church, the area of the apse is a triumph of gold; a brilliant decoration illuminates the space reserved for liturgical services. At the end, a beautiful aedicula , behind the altar guards the statue of Our Lady of Sorrows, which completes the decorative display.

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An eagle-shaped city

Limestone, the colour of harmony

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

A talking palace

A hall for the feasts

New roads for Catania

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A symbol for the town

A new site for a new city

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A colourful floor

Norman apses

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A square as the heart of the city

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Wonderful quick decorations

One city, three sites

Between white and black

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

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

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A museum to save a tradition

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Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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A majestic and luminous church

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Some masterpieces

The internal colours

A city in colour

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A miniature city

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

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

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

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

The disastrous earthquake

The two churches

The interior and its masterpieces

Two illustrious patron saints

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A half-Baroque church

A prominent church

The Burgos crucifix

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Prominent façade

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

The Staircase of Angels

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Some prestigious works

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Maiolica of the staircase

From International Gothic to present day

The church of Carmine

A new site for a new church

The wall comes to life

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Feasting in Palazzolo

The Baroque town by the sea

One city, two sites

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St. Sebastian, so much work!

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Discovering the mother church

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The colours of the cathedral

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Many owners, one palace

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The city of museums

Feast days

The chocolate of Modica

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A triumph of colour

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A long reconstruction