Palazzolo Acreide

Some masterpieces

The church houses splendid works that complete and decorate the interior.
The altar area definitely attracts attention. Composed of a series of wonderful elements, the structure behind the altar is a carving masterpiece.
La struttura dietro l’altare La struttura dietro l’altare
It is richly elaborate and a dozen columns surmounted by putto heads complete the composition. The same attention to detail can be found in the use of colour on the lower part of the structure, completely in marble; the artist chose and combined fragments of blue, red, yellow and white marble.

A little above the altar is the painting by Paolo Tanasi completed in 1827.
The work depicts the Annunciation , one of the most important moments in Christian history when the angel announced to the Virgin Mary that she would give birth to the Messiah. Tanasi chose well-defined colours such as yellow, which highlights the shape of the angel, and blue, which emphasises the corporeality of the Virgin Mary.
In the transept you can see the Madonna del Carmelo (Our Lady of Mount Carmel) completely covered in gold. She shines from afar and demands attention. The right nave houses the statue of Santa Teresa (St. Theresa) and as usual, above one of the altars is the depiction of the Holy Family, the Virgin Mary, the Child and John the Baptist.
Un dipinto, dietro l’altare raffigura l’Annunciazione la statua di Santa Teresa Madonna del Carmelo, nel transetto

The Baroque town by the sea

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Giuliano ai Crociferi

A city in colour

A feast only for Scicli

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A majestic and luminous church

Searching for colour

The role of the religious orders in rebuilding the Val di Noto

A half-Baroque church

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The wall comes to life

A triumph of colour

The interior and its masterpieces

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

An eagle-shaped city

Freedom of worship and the role of the Catholic Church in the diffusion of Baroque

One city, two sites

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The church of Carmine

Two illustrious patron saints

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The theatre of taste

The senses tell the Mother Church of San Nicolò and of the Santissimo Salvatore

A new site for a new church

The chocolate of Modica

The senses tell the story of the staircase of Santa Maria del Monte

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Giovanni Evangelista

Norman apses

The colours of the cathedral

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Some masterpieces

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Some prestigious works

A long reconstruction

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A new site for a new city

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Discovering the mother church

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

From International Gothic to present day

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A museum to save a tradition

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Between white and black

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The Maiolica of the staircase

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Feasting in Palazzolo

A colourful floor

A talking palace

The Staircase of Angels

One city, three sites

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A small room with a golden entrance

A prominent church

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giovanni Battista

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Modica, a city with ancient origins

From the contrast of the exterior to the internal jubilation of colours

New roads for Catania

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A square as the heart of the city

The senses tell the story of the Badia di Sant’Agata

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The internal colours

The Burgos crucifix

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Many owners, one palace

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Church of San Giuliano (St. Julian) on Via dei Crociferi: reconstruction

Prominent façade

A symbol for the town

The city of museums

The senses tell the Benedictine Monastery and San NicoIò l’Arena

A hall for the feasts

Wonderful quick decorations

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The disastrous earthquake

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The senses tell the story of the church of Santa Maria del Carmelo

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The two churches

A miniature city

Feast days