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

Some masterpieces

A hall for the feasts

A feast only for Scicli

A talking palace

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

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A square as the heart of the city

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Between white and black

Many owners, one palace

Feasting in Palazzolo

A majestic and luminous church

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A long reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

The chocolate of Modica

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A half-Baroque church

The interior and its masterpieces

A small room with a golden entrance

Connections with other UNESCO sites

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The Maiolica of the staircase

The two churches

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A city in colour

A colourful floor

The church of Carmine

Norman apses

The city of museums

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The Baroque town by the sea

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The theatre of taste

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The colours of the cathedral

A triumph of colour

Some prestigious works

A new site for a new church

A Nobel Prize in Modica

One city, two sites

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A miniature city

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A symbol for the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Searching for colour

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Discovering the mother church

The disastrous earthquake

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

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A prominent church

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

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

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

The wall comes to life

One city, three sites

The Staircase of Angels

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Feast days

New roads for Catania

From International Gothic to present day

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

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Two illustrious patron saints

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

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

Wonderful quick decorations

The Burgos crucifix

Prominent façade

The internal colours

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A museum to save a tradition

An eagle-shaped city

A new site for a new city

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom