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

Some prestigious works

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The Baroque town by the sea

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A triumph of colour

The Burgos crucifix

New roads for Catania

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The Staircase of Angels

The disastrous earthquake

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Two illustrious patron saints

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

The city of museums

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

One city, three sites

The theatre of taste

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

A small room with a golden entrance

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A talking palace

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A prominent church

A new site for a new church

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Wonderful quick decorations

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The internal colours

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

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Many owners, one palace

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Prominent façade

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Some masterpieces

A square as the heart of the city

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A majestic and luminous church

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

A miniature city

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A city in colour

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A feast only for Scicli

A half-Baroque church

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

One city, two sites

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

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The interior and its masterpieces

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A new site for a new city

Feast days

Searching for colour

A museum to save a tradition

From International Gothic to present day

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

An eagle-shaped city

The wall comes to life

The two churches

Norman apses

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A symbol for the town

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

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The chocolate of Modica

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The Maiolica of the staircase

Feasting in Palazzolo

The church of Carmine

A long reconstruction

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The colours of the cathedral

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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

A colourful floor

Discovering the mother church

A hall for the feasts

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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

Between white and black

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe