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

Many owners, one palace

The Maiolica of the staircase

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

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

The Staircase of Angels

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

St. Sebastian, so much work!

One city, three sites

Feast days

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Wonderful quick decorations

New roads for Catania

A new site for a new city

The wall comes to life

The colours of the cathedral

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The disastrous earthquake

A feast only for Scicli

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The two churches

Some masterpieces

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

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A colourful floor

The internal colours

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The Baroque town by the sea

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A symbol for the town

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A new site for a new church

The theatre of taste

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A hall for the feasts

A miniature city

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

One city, two sites

Some prestigious works

A majestic and luminous church

A city in colour

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A triumph of colour

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Norman apses

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

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The church of Carmine

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A museum to save a tradition

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

An eagle-shaped city

Searching for colour

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

From International Gothic to present day

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

Discovering the mother church

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Two illustrious patron saints

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The Burgos crucifix

A talking palace

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A square as the heart of the city

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A long reconstruction

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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

The interior and its masterpieces

Prominent façade

The chocolate of Modica

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The façade used as a puppet theatre

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A half-Baroque church

The city of museums

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A small room with a golden entrance

A prominent church

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Between white and black

A Nobel Prize in Modica