Catania

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

The church of San Giuliano (St. Julian) has a majestic white marble façade protected by a tall wrought iron gate.
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One of the structure’s most characteristic elements is undoubtedly the belly of the central section. The façade is also divided into two levels: the first contains the portals, but only the middle one grants access to the church; the second features seven louvre , windows, with the largest in the centre. The marble façade contrasts with the large octagon of the dark grey lava stone dome. A white stone loggia was built on it, which allowed the nuns to admire the city, and above all to watch the procession of St. Agatha passing along Via dei Crociferi.
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The interior was enchanting! Plays of light and colour create an incredible atmosphere in the church.
Small and cosy thanks to the Greek cross central plan , the church floor immediately catches the eye, with white and red geometric designs. The white walls are illuminated by gold which outlines the edges and the most important elements. The church was also enriched by four chapels whose artwork broke up the white of the walls.

The theatre of taste

New roads for Catania

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Some masterpieces

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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

One city, three sites

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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

A miniature city

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

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The colours of the cathedral

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

The church of Carmine

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The wall comes to life

The interior and its masterpieces

A prominent church

Prominent façade

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Some prestigious works

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Between white and black

The Burgos crucifix

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

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

The two churches

A museum to save a tradition

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The Baroque town by the sea

Many owners, one palace

A city in colour

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A talking palace

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The chocolate of Modica

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A small room with a golden entrance

The internal colours

A long reconstruction

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A triumph of colour

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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A symbol for the town

The disastrous earthquake

The city of museums

A feast only for Scicli

A colourful floor

A half-Baroque church

A majestic and luminous church

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

Feast days

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

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

Wonderful quick decorations

Searching for colour

The Staircase of Angels

A square as the heart of the city

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A new site for a new city

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Discovering the mother church

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A hall for the feasts

Two illustrious patron saints

An eagle-shaped city

A new site for a new church

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

From International Gothic to present day

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Norman apses

One city, two sites