The house had to reflect the importance of the family that lived there, so it was essential to oversee all the details in the interior decoration, especially in the reception rooms. The rooms were decorated in the French Rococo style in vogue at the time, especially in the choice of furniture and ...

The furniture used to furnish the houses of wealthy families followed the fashion of the time. Louis XV style spread between 1720 and 1760 and was a revolution in furnishing that reflected the luxurious and refined lifestyle of the French nobility. It was a period of great innovation in woodworki...

Lime, derived from hard limestone, is one of the oldest building materials. Already used by the ancient Romans, it is widely used in the territories of Noto. Lime is formed of a compact white limestone that is cooked at a very high temperature, losing weight and releasing carbon dioxide through ...

The church of San Domenico, like most of the late Baroque architecture of Noto built after the earthquake of 1693, is made of limestone, which gives it great chromatic homogeneity. The white stone is tinged with warm hues at sunset, offering a spectacle of unique beauty....

The two materials that make up the façade of the Palazzo Beneventano have very different characteristics. Touch them and you will notice the smooth texture of the plaster used to cover the wall face, and the roughness of the stone. Thanks to the skill of the craftspeople, the stone takes on bol...

As you walk through the side naves of the church you will realise that the columns placed between the altars are made of different materials: some are marble, some are finished with stucco, some are fluted, some are smooth and some are Solomonic. The use of different materials and finishes not only...

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....

The Gagini altarpiece is made entirely of limestone, the most widespread stone in the territory of Ragusa and Modica, extracted from the Hyblaean quarries. Touching this work would allow us to understand the consistency of the soft limestone, which, thanks to the skilful work of the sculptors, beco...

Sandstone, also called pietra pece because of its shades of very dark grey, is a very ancient sedimentary rock. It dates back to the Cenozoic Era, which ranges from 65 million to around 2 million years ago. The colour of this sedimentary rock is given by the percentage of bitumen varying from 4% to...

In the church of Madonna della Stella there is a collection of ancient liturgical vestments, clothes worn by the priest during celebration of the services. Some of the precious fabrics of the vestments were donated by rich lords who traded fabrics, some of which came from Egypt. The fabrics, now...