Ragusa

The senses tell of Palazzo della Cancelleria

sight

Portals as front curtains

The entrance portal to the Palazzo della Cancelleria stands out from the façade, occupying a large part of it. It unravels like a front curtain, ready to welcome an equally admirable scene inside. It is animated by the mixtilinear trabeation that surmounts it.

touch

Pietra pece, a rock from Ragusa with multiple uses

Pietra pece is one of the most commonly used materials in the Hyblaean landscape.
Also called bituminous rock, this stone takes on different shades of grey and brown and is characterised by veins and surface irregularities.
Touching the stone is the best way to appreciate its nature.

Next step Palazzo Zacco, a balance between sobriety and decoration

The Infiorata of Noto, a modern tradition

The Church of St. John the Evangelist

The Franciscan convent

The eagle-shaped city

The smallest Greek theatre in the world

Luminous sacred spaces

The Palazzo dei due mori

Unusual iconographies: the Burgos crucifix

The senses tell of the Cathedral of San Pietro

Militello: The story of an enlightened fiefdom

Geometry and wonder in civic architecture in the Baroque of the Val di Noto

The senses tell of Palazzo della Cancelleria

The city within the city

Scicli, the city of Baroque scenery

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The Benedictines’ library

City and nature

The expansion of space and changing reality

Baroque creativity: recurring themes

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Carlo and the former Jesuit college

Expanded spaces, stucco and colourful lights

The Staircase of Angels

The church and the monastery

Barresi-Branciforte: the lords of the fiefdom and the modernisation of the town

The Church of St. Mary of the Mountain

Art in the cathedral

The Church of Madonna della Stella

A stone garden

Madonna of the Militia: a singular warrior virgin

Altars, saints and sculptural works

San Domenico and Gagliardi’s work

The senses tell about Palazzo Trigona

The art of maiolica

The works in the church

The dynamics of the Church of San Michele

The senses tell the Cathedral of San Giorgio

The senses tell the Cathedral of San Giorgio

The Antonino Uccello Birthplace Museum

The Madonna dei Conadomini and the art of devotion

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

Expansion, spatiality and light in the church of San Domenico

The two churches

St. Agatha and the candelore

Scenography and devotion for St. Agatha

Akrai and Syracuse: an unbreakable bond

Views denied, views conquered: the power of the devout Benedictines

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

A compromise between Neoclassicism and Baroque

The senses tell the Benedictine Monastery and the Church of San Nicolò l’Arena

A story of rebirth

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Paolo

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Rebirth and urban planning of the city of Noto

The articulated interior spaces

One city, three sites

A unifying project for the city of Catania

Palazzo Trigona di Canicarao

A casket of precious works

The new roads of the city

The neo-Gothic seminary chapel: symbols, light and space

The Church of St. Francis

The Badia di Sant’Agata (St. Agatha’s Abbey)

Baroque and the loss of balance in the 16th century

The senses tell about Palazzo Zacco

The senses tell the story of the Sanctuary Church of Santa Maria della Stella

Palazzo della Cancelleria: from former stable to the Nicastro family

Palazzo Zacco, a balance between sobriety and decoration

The senses tell about Palazzo Beneventano

The interior and works of art

Majestic exteriors, grandiose interiors

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

Virtuosity, decorations and altars

Verticality and dynamism of the façade of the Church of San Carlo

The triumph of Baroque: expansion of spaces

The senses tell the Church of San Domenico

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The interiors: diffused light and Byzantine relics

A heritage of votive works

The illusion of light and the decorative splendour

Piazza Duomo, the elephant fountain, the heart of the city

The beginning of an authentic Baroque conception

The Church of St. Benedict

From the end of the world to rebirth from the rubble

The Monte delle Prestanze in the new city layout

The Church of St. Julian on Via dei Crociferi

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

Religious architecture

The senses tell the Church of San Michele

Palazzo Trigona: a building with a complex shape

The city of Modica, a balance between nature and urbanism

The freedom of worship and the Catholic Church’s role in the diffusion of Baroque

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The Monastery of the Benedictine nuns

Reconstruction after the earthquake

The casket of austerity under the great dome

Scenography, lights and colours of the cathedral

The city palace

The palace, the town, the church

A new site for the church of San Giorgio

The church and the college

The Church of St. Paul

The Duomo di San Giorgio (Cathedral of St. George)

The church of San Nicolò l’Arena: the majesty of an unfinished beauty

The senses tell about Palazzo Ducezio

The interior of the church: space and colour

Fountain of the Nymph Zizza: public water in the town

Informazioni

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MiC – Ministero della Cultura Legge 77/2006 - Misure Speciali di Tutela e Fruizione dei Siti Italiani di Interesse Culturale, Paesaggistico e Ambientale, inseriti nella “Lista Del Patrimonio Mondiale”, posti sotto la Tutela dell’ UNESCO Regione Siciliana.

Assessorato dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana, Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana.

Parco archeologico della Valle dei Templi di Agrigento.