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

Wonderful quick decorations

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

One city, three sites

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The Baroque town by the sea

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

The chocolate of Modica

Feast days

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Some masterpieces

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

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

A half-Baroque church

A small room with a golden entrance

A feast only for Scicli

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Feasting in Palazzolo

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Burgos crucifix

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The Staircase of Angels

Searching for colour

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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

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

One city, two sites

An eagle-shaped city

A city in colour

Discovering the mother church

From International Gothic to present day

A triumph of colour

The two churches

The colours of the cathedral

A colourful floor

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

Norman apses

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The wall comes to life

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

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

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

A symbol for the town

The Maiolica of the staircase

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Many owners, one palace

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A majestic and luminous church

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A new site for a new church

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Prominent façade

A square as the heart of the city

A new site for a new city

A long reconstruction

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A museum to save a tradition

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A talking palace

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

New roads for Catania

A hall for the feasts

A prominent church

The interior and its masterpieces

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A miniature city

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

The disastrous earthquake

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The internal colours

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The city of museums

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Some prestigious works

Two illustrious patron saints

Between white and black

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The theatre of taste

The church of Carmine