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