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