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

A museum to save a tradition

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Feasting in Palazzolo

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A new site for a new church

Wonderful quick decorations

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Norman apses

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

New roads for Catania

The Baroque town by the sea

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A prominent church

One city, two sites

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Between white and black

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

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Prominent façade

Feast days

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Maiolica of the staircase

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Some prestigious works

A feast only for Scicli

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The wall comes to life

A new site for a new city

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The theatre of taste

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A symbol for the town

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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

A small room with a golden entrance

The façade used as a puppet theatre

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Discovering the mother church

Some masterpieces

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

A city in colour

A half-Baroque church

A colourful floor

A long reconstruction

The Burgos crucifix

The chocolate of Modica

Many owners, one palace

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Two illustrious patron saints

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The city of museums

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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

The two churches

The church of Carmine

A triumph of colour

The Staircase of Angels

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

A square as the heart of the city

A hall for the feasts

The colours of the cathedral

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

A talking palace

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Searching for colour

From International Gothic to present day

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A miniature city

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

One city, three sites

An eagle-shaped city

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

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

A majestic and luminous church

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The internal colours

The interior and its masterpieces

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The disastrous earthquake