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 colourful floor

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Norman apses

The Maiolica of the staircase

The chocolate of Modica

One city, three sites

The internal colours

The city of museums

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A city in colour

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A museum to save a tradition

The interior and its masterpieces

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

A half-Baroque church

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

Two illustrious patron saints

The Staircase of Angels

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A hall for the feasts

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

A symbol for the town

The colours of the cathedral

A small room with a golden entrance

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

The Baroque town by the sea

Many owners, one palace

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Feasting in Palazzolo

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The church of Carmine

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Prominent façade

Between white and black

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

An eagle-shaped city

The two churches

The wall comes to life

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The disastrous earthquake

One city, two sites

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A triumph of colour

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

A prominent church

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Searching for colour

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Some masterpieces

A miniature city

Wonderful quick decorations

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

New roads for Catania

A square as the heart of the city

Discovering the mother church

Feast days

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A feast only for Scicli

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A long reconstruction

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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

A new site for a new city

The theatre of taste

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

From International Gothic to present day

A majestic and luminous church

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A talking palace

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

Some prestigious works

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

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A new site for a new church

The Burgos crucifix

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Limestone, the colour of harmony