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

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Parco archeologico della Valle dei Templi di Agrigento
Parco archeologico della Valle dei Templi di Agrigento.