The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto
From St. Thomas to St. Joseph
The senses tell the Benedictine Monastery and San NicoIò l’Arena
Altars, saints and sculptural works
The smallest Greek theatre in the world
Majestic exteriors, grandiose interiors
Luminous sacred spaces
The Antonino Uccello Birthplace Museum
The neo-Gothic seminary chapel: symbols, light and space
Connections with other UNESCO sites
A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)
The senses tell the story of the Church of San Giuliano ai Crociferi
The theatre of taste
City and nature
One city, three sites
The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata
The Baroque town by the sea
A story of rebirth
A feast only for Scicli
The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano
Expansion, spatiality and light in the church of San Domenico
The expansion of space and changing reality
The illusion of light and the decorative splendour
A talking palace
The senses tell the story of the church of San Giovanni Battista
A square as the heart of the city
The role of the religious orders in rebuilding the Val di Noto
The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto
A new palace for the La Rocca lords
Madonna of the Militia: a singular warrior virgin
Baroque creativity: recurring themes
The Benedictines’ library
Feast days
A design by Vincenzo Sinatra
New roads for Catania
Palazzo Trigona di Canicarao
Searching for colour
The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)
A museum to save a tradition
Palazzo della Cancelleria: from former stable to the Nicastro family
Baroque and the loss of balance in the 16th century
One city, three sites
Discovering the mother church
Modica, a city with ancient origins
The internal colours
The Monastery of the Benedictine nuns
One city, two sites
An eagle-shaped city
The senses tell about Palazzo Zacco
A Nobel Prize in Modica
A symbol for the town
The senses tell the story of the Church of the Badia di Sant’Agata
The interiors: diffused light and Byzantine relics
Prominent façade
Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century
A new site for a new church
A prominent church
The senses tell about Palazzo Ducezio
St. Sebastian, so much work!
The senses tell the story of the Church of San Giovanni Evangelista
Freedom of worship and the role of the Catholic Church in the diffusion of Baroque
Some masterpieces
Rebirth and urban planning of the city of Noto
A long reconstruction
The façade used as a puppet theatre
The city within the city
The Infiorata of Noto, a modern tradition
The freedom of worship and the Catholic Church’s role in the diffusion of Baroque
Wonderful quick decorations
The two churches
The city of museums
The city of Modica, a balance between nature and urbanism
Palazzo Zacco, a balance between sobriety and decoration
Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom
The Church of Madonna della Stella
A small room with a golden entrance
A majestic and luminous church
From the contrast of the exterior to the internal jubilation of colours
The beginning of an authentic Baroque conception
The Burgos crucifix
The Church of St. Julian on Via dei Crociferi
Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo
The senses tell the story of the Church of San Giovanni Evangelista
A Nobel Prize in Modica
Akrai and Syracuse: an unbreakable bond
The chocolate of Modica
The church and the college
The palace, the town, the church
The senses tell the story of the Badia di Sant’Agata
Scenography, lights and colours of the cathedral
The Staircase of Angels
The dynamics of the Church of San Michele
San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church
The Church of St. Mary of the Mountain
Norman apses
Church of San Giuliano (St. Julian) on Via dei Crociferi: reconstruction
The character of Badia Sant’Agata
The articulated interior spaces
The senses tell the Church of San Domenico
Limestone, the colour of harmony
The Church of St. Francis
The senses tell about Palazzo Trigona
The senses tell the story of the church of Santa Maria del Carmelo
The Franciscan convent
The interior and its masterpieces
Barresi-Branciforte: the lords of the fiefdom and the modernisation of the town
The senses tell the Church of San Michele
Palazzo Trigona: a building with a complex shape
Some prestigious works
A city in colour
The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca
Art in the cathedral
A new site for a new city
Expanded spaces, stucco and colourful lights
The senses tell the story of the staircase of Santa Maria del Monte
The Maiolica of the staircase
A triumph of colour
A compromise between Neoclassicism and Baroque
The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation
St. Agatha and the giant candelabras
The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe
The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento
Scicli, the city of Baroque scenery
A unifying project for the city of Catania
The senses tell the Benedictine Monastery and the Church of San Nicolò l’Arena
Geometry and wonder in civic architecture in the Baroque of the Val di Noto
The senses tell the Cathedral of San Giorgio
Unusual iconographies: the Burgos crucifix
The works in the church
The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata
The wall comes to life
The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Maria del Monte
Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo
The senses tell of the Cathedral of San Pietro
The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours
Between white and black
The Palazzo dei due mori
Religious architecture
The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara
Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto
The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers
Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town
St. Agatha and the candelore
The church of San Nicolò l’Arena: the majesty of an unfinished beauty
The Barresi-Branciforte lords
The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso
The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci
The eagle-shaped city
The city palace
The interior and works of art
A miniature city
The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe
A colourful floor
The two churches
A new site for the church of San Giorgio
The disastrous earthquake
A heritage of votive works
The senses tell of Palazzo della Cancelleria
The Church of St. Benedict
Verticality and dynamism of the façade of the Church of San Carlo
The senses tell the story of the Church of San Paolo
The church and the monastery
The Staircase of Angels
Fountain of the Nymph Zizza: public water in the town
The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara
The triumph of Baroque: expansion of spaces
Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?
Views denied, views conquered: the power of the devout Benedictines
A stone garden
The new roads of the city
The church of Carmine
A half-Baroque church
The interior of the church: space and colour
Virtuosity, decorations and altars
The Badia di Sant’Agata (St. Agatha’s Abbey)
Two illustrious patron saints
The Duomo di San Giorgio (Cathedral of St. George)
The Monte delle Prestanze in the new city layout
Many owners, one palace
Militello: The story of an enlightened fiefdom
The senses tell the Cathedral of San Giorgio
San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public
The senses tell the Mother Church of San Nicolò and of the Santissimo Salvatore
Piazza Duomo, the elephant fountain, the heart of the city
The senses tell the story of the Sanctuary Church of Santa Maria della Stella
The Madonna dei Conadomini and the art of devotion
Scenography and devotion for St. Agatha
The colours of the cathedral
The senses tell the story of the Church of San Carlo and the former Jesuit college
A casket of precious works
Reconstruction after the earthquake
The senses tell about Palazzo Beneventano
From International Gothic to present day
The senses tell the story of the Church of San Giuliano ai Crociferi
The casket of austerity under the great dome
The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction
The art of maiolica
Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family
Feasting in Palazzolo
The Church of St. John the Evangelist
San Domenico and Gagliardi’s work
Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library
A hall for the feasts
The Church of St. Paul
From the end of the world to rebirth from the rubble
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.
