Palazzolo Acreide

A half-Baroque church

The church of the Annunziata is located on Via dell’Annunziata, not far from Via Roma.foto della chiesa dalla strada
It is one of the oldest churches in Palazzolo, probably built between the 12th and 14th centuries.
It was not spared by the tragic earthquake of 1693 and was partially destroyed.
The confraternity of the Annunziata wasted no time in overseeing the reconstruction. The Baroque façade was redesigned according to a design by Giuseppe Ferrara.
The entrance is preceded by a particular triangular-shaped parvis enclosed by a small wall and surmounted by small pillars. Unfortunately the façade remained unfinished. Only the main portal and the decorations around it were completed; four Solomonic columns ,two on each side, and the trabeation stand out.

zoom chiesa dell'Annunziata
chiesa dell'Annunziata

Le colonne tortili foto del portale
The richness and attention paid to the masterful decorations is striking. Quince, grapes, figs, pomegranates, cherub , faces, festoons, abstract elements and plant elements were all carved with extreme precision.

Zoom le decorazioni delle colonne
le decorazioni delle colonne

The church was redesigned with three naves with large arches to divide the main nave from the smaller one; the white walls were elevated with gilded stucco decoration; the white and dark grey floor, which reproduces an abstract design on the ground characterised by the strong contrast of the two stones, adds personality.

particolari delle Colonne tortili  particolari delle colonne tortili

interno dall’ingresso all’altare il pavimento bianco e grigio scuro Dettaglio pavimentazione

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

One city, three sites

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Many owners, one palace

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The Staircase of Angels

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Two illustrious patron saints

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell the story of the staircase of Santa Maria del Monte

New roads for Catania

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

One city, two sites

The Burgos crucifix

The senses tell the Benedictine Monastery and San NicoIò l’Arena

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A small room with a golden entrance

The role of the religious orders in rebuilding the Val di Noto

A new site for a new church

A miniature city

Feasting in Palazzolo

Church of San Giuliano (St. Julian) on Via dei Crociferi: reconstruction

A long reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A new site for a new city

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The interior and its masterpieces

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Giovanni Evangelista

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giovanni Battista

A colourful floor

A triumph of colour

The two churches

A hall for the feasts

An eagle-shaped city

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The senses tell the story of the church of Santa Maria del Carmelo

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The wall comes to life

Wonderful quick decorations

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A feast only for Scicli

The senses tell the Mother Church of San Nicolò and of the Santissimo Salvatore

Discovering the mother church

A majestic and luminous church

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The Maiolica of the staircase

The colours of the cathedral

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A talking palace

Norman apses

The senses tell the story of the Badia di Sant’Agata

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A symbol for the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Giuliano ai Crociferi

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The church of Carmine

Prominent façade

The Baroque town by the sea

The theatre of taste

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Some masterpieces

A square as the heart of the city

Searching for colour

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

From International Gothic to present day

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Feast days

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A museum to save a tradition

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The disastrous earthquake

A city in colour

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Between white and black

A prominent church

From the contrast of the exterior to the internal jubilation of colours

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The chocolate of Modica

A half-Baroque church

The city of museums

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Some prestigious works

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Freedom of worship and the role of the Catholic Church in the diffusion of Baroque

The internal colours

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)