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 museum to save a tradition

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Between white and black

A miniature city

A talking palace

The Baroque town by the sea

Feasting in Palazzolo

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Some prestigious works

Wonderful quick decorations

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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

A triumph of colour

A feast only for Scicli

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The Burgos crucifix

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

From International Gothic to present day

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A majestic and luminous church

New roads for Catania

The Staircase of Angels

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

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

A long reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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

A square as the heart of the city

The theatre of taste

One city, three sites

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Some masterpieces

A prominent church

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

An eagle-shaped city

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

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

A city in colour

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Many owners, one palace

The wall comes to life

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The internal colours

A symbol for the town

Prominent façade

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Modica, a city with ancient origins

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The two churches

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Norman apses

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

A new site for a new city

A new site for a new church

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The disastrous earthquake

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A half-Baroque church

A small room with a golden entrance

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

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Two illustrious patron saints

The church of Carmine

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The interior and its masterpieces

Discovering the mother church

A hall for the feasts

One city, two sites

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

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The chocolate of Modica

The colours of the cathedral

The city of museums

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The Maiolica of the staircase

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Searching for colour

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

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

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

Feast days

A colourful floor

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church