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 character of Badia Sant’Agata

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Some prestigious works

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The colours of the cathedral

Some masterpieces

A half-Baroque church

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Feasting in Palazzolo

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A new site for a new city

The church of Carmine

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Norman apses

An eagle-shaped city

The wall comes to life

A triumph of colour

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Feast days

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

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A small room with a golden entrance

A symbol for the town

A feast only for Scicli

A talking palace

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Discovering the mother church

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

A majestic and luminous church

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Wonderful quick decorations

A city in colour

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Searching for colour

The interior and its masterpieces

The Staircase of Angels

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

New roads for Catania

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

Many owners, one palace

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

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Prominent façade

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A long reconstruction

A new site for a new church

Two illustrious patron saints

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

One city, three sites

The Baroque town by the sea

A colourful floor

A prominent church

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

Between white and black

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The two churches

The chocolate of Modica

The disastrous earthquake

A museum to save a tradition

From International Gothic to present day

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The internal colours

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

The city of museums

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The theatre of taste

A miniature city

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

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The Burgos crucifix

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

A hall for the feasts

One city, two sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A square as the heart of the city