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 Staircase of Angels

The internal colours

A miniature city

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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

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

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

An eagle-shaped city

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

A colourful floor

Some masterpieces

The interior and its masterpieces

Discovering the mother church

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A talking palace

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

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Many owners, one palace

The chocolate of Modica

A feast only for Scicli

A museum to save a tradition

The Maiolica of the staircase

Two illustrious patron saints

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A prominent church

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

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

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A half-Baroque church

The wall comes to life

Limestone, the colour of harmony

One city, three sites

Norman apses

The Burgos crucifix

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A new site for a new city

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Feast days

Prominent façade

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A triumph of colour

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Feasting in Palazzolo

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

From International Gothic to present day

The church of Carmine

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

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

Searching for colour

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Some prestigious works

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

A city in colour

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A long reconstruction

The two churches

The disastrous earthquake

The theatre of taste

A symbol for the town

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A majestic and luminous church

Between white and black

A square as the heart of the city

Wonderful quick decorations

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

One city, two sites

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A small room with a golden entrance

The façade used as a puppet theatre

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

New roads for Catania

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A new site for a new church

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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

The colours of the cathedral

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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

The city of museums

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

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

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The Baroque town by the sea

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A hall for the feasts

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata