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