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