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 Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A small room with a golden entrance

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The Maiolica of the staircase

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Two illustrious patron saints

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

A new site for a new city

The colours of the cathedral

A colourful floor

The wall comes to life

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A prominent church

New roads for Catania

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

A city in colour

A talking palace

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

One city, two sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The city of museums

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Discovering the mother church

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Prominent façade

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The church of Carmine

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The theatre of taste

A hall for the feasts

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A feast only for Scicli

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

From International Gothic to present day

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The chocolate of Modica

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

A long reconstruction

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A majestic and luminous church

Feast days

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Wonderful quick decorations

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Many owners, one palace

Searching for colour

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A symbol for the town

Some masterpieces

The disastrous earthquake

The internal colours

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A new site for a new church

An eagle-shaped city

The Staircase of Angels

The two churches

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Between white and black

The Baroque town by the sea

Norman apses

A square as the heart of the city

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

A half-Baroque church

A triumph of colour

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A museum to save a tradition

One city, three sites

The Burgos crucifix

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

Some prestigious works

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

A miniature city

The interior and its masterpieces

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata