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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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La volta La statua della cappella

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The two churches

The disastrous earthquake

A city in colour

The wall comes to life

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The interior and its masterpieces

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Between white and black

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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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

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One city, two sites

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

A triumph of colour

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Feasting in Palazzolo

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Wonderful quick decorations

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The Burgos crucifix

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A hall for the feasts

The Staircase of Angels

The internal colours

Some prestigious works

The Baroque town by the sea

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A new site for a new church

A miniature city

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Discovering the mother church

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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

Many owners, one palace

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A talking palace

The colours of the cathedral

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

New roads for Catania

An eagle-shaped city

A prominent church

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Searching for colour

A museum to save a tradition

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Some masterpieces

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The church of Carmine

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A colourful floor

Norman apses

From International Gothic to present day

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

A new site for a new city

A long reconstruction

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

A square as the heart of the city

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The Maiolica of the staircase

One city, three sites

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A majestic and luminous church

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The theatre of taste

Prominent façade

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

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The city of museums

The chocolate of Modica

A half-Baroque church

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

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

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

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

A small room with a golden entrance

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

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A symbol for the town

Two illustrious patron saints

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Feast days

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto