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