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 Burgos crucifix

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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

The city of museums

The two churches

A long reconstruction

The Staircase of Angels

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The disastrous earthquake

Discovering the mother church

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The colours of the cathedral

Prominent façade

Between white and black

Searching for colour

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

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

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Wonderful quick decorations

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Some masterpieces

Many owners, one palace

The Baroque town by the sea

A majestic and luminous church

The wall comes to life

One city, three sites

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The interior and its masterpieces

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

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

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

One city, two sites

A colourful floor

A miniature city

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A half-Baroque church

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A prominent church

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The internal colours

A symbol for the town

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

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A city in colour

A small room with a golden entrance

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A feast only for Scicli

The chocolate of Modica

Some prestigious works

A square as the heart of the city

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A museum to save a tradition

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A hall for the feasts

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

The theatre of taste

A talking palace

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

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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

The church of Carmine

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

An eagle-shaped city

Norman apses

A new site for a new city

Feast days

Two illustrious patron saints

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A triumph of colour

New roads for Catania

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

A new site for a new church

From International Gothic to present day