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