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 Church of San Giuliano ai Crociferi

The Maiolica of the staircase

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The interior and its masterpieces

New roads for Catania

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The church of Carmine

A half-Baroque church

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

Some prestigious works

A city in colour

A triumph of colour

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

One city, two sites

Connections with other UNESCO sites

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

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

The theatre of taste

One city, three sites

A new site for a new church

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A majestic and luminous church

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The wall comes to life

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Many owners, one palace

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

From International Gothic to present day

The internal colours

A square as the heart of the city

The colours of the cathedral

Feast days

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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

The two churches

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The Baroque town by the sea

A small room with a golden entrance

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The chocolate of Modica

A prominent church

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A colourful floor

A new site for a new city

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The disastrous earthquake

Feasting in Palazzolo

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Two illustrious patron saints

The city of museums

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A museum to save a tradition

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A hall for the feasts

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

An eagle-shaped city

Wonderful quick decorations

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A feast only for Scicli

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Norman apses

A symbol for the town

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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

Prominent façade

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Searching for colour

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Some masterpieces

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

Between white and black

Discovering the mother church

A talking palace

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

A long reconstruction

The Burgos crucifix

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The Staircase of Angels

A miniature city

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano