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

A talking palace

A miniature city

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A new site for a new city

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The Burgos crucifix

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A long reconstruction

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A colourful floor

The Maiolica of the staircase

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The internal colours

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Some prestigious works

Many owners, one palace

Searching for colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The city of museums

The disastrous earthquake

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A city in colour

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The church of Carmine

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A new site for a new church

Prominent façade

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

Feast days

A museum to save a tradition

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A hall for the feasts

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

The chocolate of Modica

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A feast only for Scicli

A small room with a golden entrance

Two illustrious patron saints

One city, two sites

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

Between white and black

A triumph of colour

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

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The theatre of taste

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The Staircase of Angels

Discovering the mother church

An eagle-shaped city

Some masterpieces

Norman apses

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

New roads for Catania

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The Baroque town by the sea

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The two churches

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The interior and its masterpieces

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

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

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

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

One city, three sites

Wonderful quick decorations

A symbol for the town

A square as the heart of the city

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Feasting in Palazzolo

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

St. Sebastian, so much work!

From International Gothic to present day

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A majestic and luminous church

The colours of the cathedral

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The wall comes to life

A prominent church

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

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