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

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A feast only for Scicli

The wall comes to life

A half-Baroque church

The theatre of taste

The colours of the cathedral

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

New roads for Catania

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The chocolate of Modica

A prominent church

The Staircase of Angels

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A symbol for the town

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A miniature city

A hall for the feasts

Wonderful quick decorations

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The Maiolica of the staircase

The city of museums

The interior and its masterpieces

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Some prestigious works

Feasting in Palazzolo

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The Burgos crucifix

From International Gothic to present day

Prominent façade

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

One city, three sites

An eagle-shaped city

Two illustrious patron saints

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A triumph of colour

A new site for a new church

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A long reconstruction

Feast days

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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

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

A majestic and luminous church

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

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

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

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

A colourful floor

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A city in colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A museum to save a tradition

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The church of Carmine

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Baroque town by the sea

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The disastrous earthquake

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Some masterpieces

Norman apses

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

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Many owners, one palace

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Between white and black

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A new site for a new city

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The two churches

The internal colours

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

Discovering the mother church

A square as the heart of the city

Searching for colour

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A talking palace

A small room with a golden entrance

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

One city, two sites