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 Giuseppe

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The wall comes to life

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Prominent façade

A new site for a new city

A prominent church

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

The theatre of taste

One city, two sites

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Feast days

Searching for colour

A hall for the feasts

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A talking palace

The church of Carmine

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

A city in colour

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

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

Discovering the mother church

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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

A half-Baroque church

Some masterpieces

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The Baroque town by the sea

A museum to save a tradition

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

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A new site for a new church

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Norman apses

The chocolate of Modica

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

New roads for Catania

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The Maiolica of the staircase

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Two illustrious patron saints

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

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The interior and its masterpieces

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A colourful floor

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The two churches

Feasting in Palazzolo

A majestic and luminous church

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Some prestigious works

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

The colours of the cathedral

A long reconstruction

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A triumph of colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The Staircase of Angels

The internal colours

Many owners, one palace

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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

The Burgos crucifix

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A small room with a golden entrance

One city, three sites

Between white and black

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The city of museums

Wonderful quick decorations

A miniature city

A symbol for the town

A square as the heart of the city

An eagle-shaped city

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The disastrous earthquake

From International Gothic to present day

A feast only for Scicli

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

Limestone, the colour of harmony