The Palazzo [approfondimenti id="24370" testo_link="Trigona"] di Canicarao is one of the most interesting examples of Baroque building constructed after the earthquake of 1693. It takes its name from the family of the owners who had already been living in the city since the 12th century. The palace...

The palace is accessed through the large monumental portal, large enough for carriages to pass through. The portal leads into the inner garden, or up two staircases you can reach the first floor. The internal elevation on the south courtyard is reminiscent of the main one but is more articulated. ...

The palace, built by the architect [approfondimenti id="24375" testo_link="Bernardo Labisi"],son of the more famous Paolo Labisi, immediately stands out from the sacred complex of the Monastery of the Santissimo Salvatore for its particular shape. It is a massive three-storey building complex that e...

Palazzo [approfondimenti id="24365" testo_link="Ducezio"] is a very compact building, with an elongated rectangular plan with no courtyard. There is a strong difference in height between the two main longitudinal façades. [approfondimenti id="24313" testo_link="Vincenzo Sinatra"] ) probably based ...

[caption id="attachment_16622" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Palazzo Ducezio is located in the center of Noto in the Town Hall Square on one of the main roads right in front of the Cathedral located at the top of the staircase. It was named in honor of Ducezio, the founder of the city of Noto, a...

The interior of the church is preceded by an oval [approfondimenti id="23920" testo_link="vestibule"] placed transversally to the major longitudinal axis divided into three naves marked by arcades with Corinthian half columns and covered by a [approfondimenti id="24148" testo_link="barrel vault"] wi...

The final element that gives vertical thrust to the long elevation on the Corso is the façade of the church of San Carlo, located on the left corner of the block. The façade is formed of five bays of which the three central ones are taller than the cornice, the unifying element of the elevati...

The church of San Carlo Borromeo and the adjoining [approfondimenti id="24356" testo_link="Jesuit"] college represent one of the major religious works of architecture in the city of Noto. The complex was built very quickly after the earthquake of 1693. Thanks to the work of the Jesuit fathers, in 1...

The plan of the church of San Domenico is expressed through the synthesis of the longitudinal and central typology, according to a slightly elongated [approfondimenti id="23882" testo_link="Greek cross"] layout. This type of space is difficult to find in Sicilian churches before this time. The lar...

The church of San Domenico (St. Dominic) is adjacent to the former Dominican Order convent, now used as a school, and overlooks Piazza XVI Maggio, adorned by the gardens of the "Villetta di Ercole" (Hercules' Small House). [caption id="attachment_16509" align="aligncenter" width="684"] It was bui...