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 new site for a new church

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The two churches

A new site for a new city

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A symbol for the town

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A long reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Norman apses

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Connections with other UNESCO sites

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

A city in colour

Feast days

The Baroque town by the sea

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The chocolate of Modica

A hall for the feasts

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

From International Gothic to present day

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

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

One city, three sites

The interior and its masterpieces

The theatre of taste

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

An eagle-shaped city

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Searching for colour

A prominent church

Limestone, the colour of harmony

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

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A small room with a golden entrance

Prominent façade

Discovering the mother church

The Burgos crucifix

The city of museums

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The wall comes to life

A miniature city

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

New roads for Catania

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Feasting in Palazzolo

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The Staircase of Angels

Two illustrious patron saints

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

One city, two sites

A talking palace

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A colourful floor

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The colours of the cathedral

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A museum to save a tradition

The internal colours

A majestic and luminous church

Many owners, one palace

The church of Carmine

A feast only for Scicli

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

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Between white and black

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Wonderful quick decorations

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

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

Some prestigious works

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

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

A square as the heart of the city

The disastrous earthquake

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A triumph of colour

Some masterpieces

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

St. Sebastian, so much work!