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 the story of the staircase of Santa Maria del Monte

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

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

Norman apses

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A feast only for Scicli

A square as the heart of the city

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A half-Baroque church

Many owners, one palace

Between white and black

The two churches

Connections with other UNESCO sites

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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

A long reconstruction

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The disastrous earthquake

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A prominent church

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The Staircase of Angels

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

The Baroque town by the sea

Some masterpieces

A new site for a new church

The Burgos crucifix

Prominent façade

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Feast days

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

An eagle-shaped city

New roads for Catania

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A symbol for the town

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Two illustrious patron saints

A museum to save a tradition

A new site for a new city

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

One city, two sites

Discovering the mother church

Wonderful quick decorations

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

From International Gothic to present day

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A talking palace

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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

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

The church of Carmine

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A majestic and luminous church

The theatre of taste

The wall comes to life

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

One city, three sites

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A triumph of colour

The interior and its masterpieces

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A colourful floor

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Searching for colour

The colours of the cathedral

A small room with a golden entrance

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

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

A miniature city

The Maiolica of the staircase

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The chocolate of Modica

Some prestigious works

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The city of museums

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A city in colour

The internal colours

A hall for the feasts

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

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)