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

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

A majestic and luminous church

The Burgos crucifix

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A city in colour

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The disastrous earthquake

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Between white and black

The Staircase of Angels

A half-Baroque church

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

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

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The chocolate of Modica

The city of museums

The theatre of taste

The two churches

The church of Carmine

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

One city, three sites

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

A triumph of colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A new site for a new church

A colourful floor

A feast only for Scicli

A hall for the feasts

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A prominent church

The Baroque town by the sea

A square as the heart of the city

The wall comes to life

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

Searching for colour

Discovering the mother church

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

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Many owners, one palace

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The colours of the cathedral

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A long reconstruction

Two illustrious patron saints

Feast days

A symbol for the town

Some prestigious works

From International Gothic to present day

A museum to save a tradition

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The interior and its masterpieces

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A new site for a new city

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

An eagle-shaped city

Prominent façade

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The internal colours

New roads for Catania

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

One city, two sites

A miniature city

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Wonderful quick decorations

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Some masterpieces

A talking palace

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Norman apses

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

A small room with a golden entrance