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 interior and its masterpieces

A half-Baroque church

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The theatre of taste

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A museum to save a tradition

An eagle-shaped city

The Maiolica of the staircase

Some masterpieces

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Between white and black

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The internal colours

One city, two sites

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A small room with a golden entrance

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

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Prominent façade

The Burgos crucifix

A city in colour

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A new site for a new city

The Baroque town by the sea

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

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A majestic and luminous church

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A miniature city

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The two churches

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Feast days

A long reconstruction

New roads for Catania

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A symbol for the town

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

A hall for the feasts

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A colourful floor

The chocolate of Modica

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

From International Gothic to present day

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Two illustrious patron saints

Norman apses

The colours of the cathedral

One city, three sites

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

Some prestigious works

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The Staircase of Angels

Many owners, one palace

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

A prominent church

A feast only for Scicli

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A new site for a new church

The church of Carmine

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

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

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A triumph of colour

A talking palace

Searching for colour

The wall comes to life

A square as the heart of the city

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

Discovering the mother church

Wonderful quick decorations

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The disastrous earthquake

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Feasting in Palazzolo

The city of museums