Palazzolo Acreide

Some masterpieces

The church houses splendid works that complete and decorate the interior.
The altar area definitely attracts attention. Composed of a series of wonderful elements, the structure behind the altar is a carving masterpiece.
La struttura dietro l’altare La struttura dietro l’altare
It is richly elaborate and a dozen columns surmounted by putto heads complete the composition. The same attention to detail can be found in the use of colour on the lower part of the structure, completely in marble; the artist chose and combined fragments of blue, red, yellow and white marble.

A little above the altar is the painting by Paolo Tanasi completed in 1827.
The work depicts the Annunciation , one of the most important moments in Christian history when the angel announced to the Virgin Mary that she would give birth to the Messiah. Tanasi chose well-defined colours such as yellow, which highlights the shape of the angel, and blue, which emphasises the corporeality of the Virgin Mary.
In the transept you can see the Madonna del Carmelo (Our Lady of Mount Carmel) completely covered in gold. She shines from afar and demands attention. The right nave houses the statue of Santa Teresa (St. Theresa) and as usual, above one of the altars is the depiction of the Holy Family, the Virgin Mary, the Child and John the Baptist.
Un dipinto, dietro l’altare raffigura l’Annunciazione la statua di Santa Teresa Madonna del Carmelo, nel transetto

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The disastrous earthquake

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Burgos crucifix

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

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A hall for the feasts

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The church of Carmine

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Wonderful quick decorations

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A feast only for Scicli

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A prominent church

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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

One city, two sites

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The colours of the cathedral

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The two churches

The theatre of taste

The wall comes to life

One city, three sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A majestic and luminous church

A small room with a golden entrance

A new site for a new church

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Discovering the mother church

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

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

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

A square as the heart of the city

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

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

A museum to save a tradition

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The city of museums

A colourful floor

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

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The Staircase of Angels

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

An eagle-shaped city

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A new site for a new city

Some masterpieces

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The chocolate of Modica

Searching for colour

Norman apses

From International Gothic to present day

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Two illustrious patron saints

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

A triumph of colour

New roads for Catania

The internal colours

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Many owners, one palace

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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

A long reconstruction

A city in colour

Between white and black

A miniature city

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A symbol for the town

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A talking palace

Some prestigious works

A half-Baroque church

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Feast days

The interior and its masterpieces

The Baroque town by the sea

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

Prominent façade