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

Some masterpieces

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

The wall comes to life

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

The city of museums

A hall for the feasts

A triumph of colour

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

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

A miniature city

Wonderful quick decorations

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The theatre of taste

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Prominent façade

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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

Many owners, one palace

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A museum to save a tradition

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The Staircase of Angels

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Between white and black

From International Gothic to present day

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

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

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

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A prominent church

A colourful floor

The Maiolica of the staircase

The façade used as a puppet theatre

New roads for Catania

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Feasting in Palazzolo

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Feast days

The disastrous earthquake

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

One city, two sites

The colours of the cathedral

A majestic and luminous church

Searching for colour

A new site for a new city

A new site for a new church

Two illustrious patron saints

The chocolate of Modica

The Baroque town by the sea

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A small room with a golden entrance

Discovering the mother church

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

An eagle-shaped city

The two churches

Some prestigious works

A long reconstruction

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The church of Carmine

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

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A feast only for Scicli

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The internal colours

The Burgos crucifix

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

One city, three sites

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The interior and its masterpieces

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A talking palace

A symbol for the town

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A city in colour

Norman apses

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

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A square as the heart of the city

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

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