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