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