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 senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The internal colours

A triumph of colour

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

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Wonderful quick decorations

New roads for Catania

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

One city, two sites

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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

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

The wall comes to life

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A talking palace

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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

A museum to save a tradition

A feast only for Scicli

Feasting in Palazzolo

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A hall for the feasts

A square as the heart of the city

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A colourful floor

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

A small room with a golden entrance

Discovering the mother church

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

The Staircase of Angels

The two churches

A new site for a new city

The Baroque town by the sea

A new site for a new church

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The theatre of taste

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

From International Gothic to present day

Searching for colour

Prominent façade

Some masterpieces

The chocolate of Modica

A majestic and luminous church

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

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The colours of the cathedral

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Norman apses

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Feast days

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The city of museums

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The interior and its masterpieces

Two illustrious patron saints

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Connections with other UNESCO sites

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

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

One city, three sites

The Maiolica of the staircase

A prominent church

Between white and black

The Burgos crucifix

A city in colour

A long reconstruction

Many owners, one palace

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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

The church of Carmine

A miniature city

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A symbol for the town

An eagle-shaped city

The disastrous earthquake

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Some prestigious works

The façade used as a puppet theatre