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