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