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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The church of Carmine

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The chocolate of Modica

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A new site for a new church

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Some prestigious works

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Limestone, the colour of harmony

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Some masterpieces

A hall for the feasts

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Feast days

Discovering the mother church

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

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

The Baroque town by the sea

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A new site for a new city

Two illustrious patron saints

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

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

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A triumph of colour

A miniature city

One city, two sites

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Many owners, one palace

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Feasting in Palazzolo

The city of museums

A majestic and luminous church

A prominent church

Between white and black

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

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

An eagle-shaped city

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

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The disastrous earthquake

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The internal colours

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A small room with a golden entrance

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Norman apses

Searching for colour

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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

From International Gothic to present day

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The Maiolica of the staircase

The two churches

A square as the heart of the city

The Burgos crucifix

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

New roads for Catania

One city, three sites

The Staircase of Angels

A feast only for Scicli

A talking palace

Wonderful quick decorations

Prominent façade

A city in colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A symbol for the town

The theatre of taste

A half-Baroque church

A colourful floor

The interior and its masterpieces

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A museum to save a tradition

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A long reconstruction

The colours of the cathedral

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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The wall comes to life

St. Sebastian, so much work!