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

Many owners, one palace

A city in colour

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The two churches

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

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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

A majestic and luminous church

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

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Prominent façade

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

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The colours of the cathedral

Two illustrious patron saints

The Burgos crucifix

The city of museums

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A triumph of colour

A prominent church

A new site for a new church

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

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

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

One city, three sites

The theatre of taste

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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

Some masterpieces

A new site for a new city

The internal colours

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Limestone, the colour of harmony

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

A feast only for Scicli

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A miniature city

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Wonderful quick decorations

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A symbol for the town

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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The church of Carmine

Feast days

A hall for the feasts

Between white and black

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The interior and its masterpieces

The Staircase of Angels

Feasting in Palazzolo

Norman apses

Discovering the mother church

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A small room with a golden entrance

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The wall comes to life

New roads for Catania

The disastrous earthquake

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

An eagle-shaped city

A colourful floor

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

One city, two sites

A talking palace

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Some prestigious works

A long reconstruction

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The chocolate of Modica

A museum to save a tradition

From International Gothic to present day

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Searching for colour

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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

The Baroque town by the sea

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A square as the heart of the city