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

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Some prestigious works

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

One city, three sites

A hall for the feasts

A museum to save a tradition

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The theatre of taste

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The Maiolica of the staircase

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

A half-Baroque church

The internal colours

From International Gothic to present day

A feast only for Scicli

The disastrous earthquake

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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

Prominent façade

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The wall comes to life

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A symbol for the town

A new site for a new church

Wonderful quick decorations

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A small room with a golden entrance

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The interior and its masterpieces

The chocolate of Modica

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A new site for a new city

A miniature city

Searching for colour

New roads for Catania

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

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A prominent church

The Baroque town by the sea

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

An eagle-shaped city

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

A majestic and luminous church

The two churches

The city of museums

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Norman apses

The colours of the cathedral

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

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

The Staircase of Angels

A city in colour

A talking palace

One city, two sites

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Discovering the mother church

A colourful floor

The church of Carmine

Two illustrious patron saints

Many owners, one palace

A square as the heart of the city

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A triumph of colour

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Between white and black

Some masterpieces

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A long reconstruction

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The Burgos crucifix

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

Feast days

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

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours