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 role of the religious orders in rebuilding the Val di Noto

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The disastrous earthquake

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The church of Carmine

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

One city, three sites

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

Searching for colour

The façade used as a puppet theatre

From International Gothic to present day

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A new site for a new city

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The city of museums

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

An eagle-shaped city

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A miniature city

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The internal colours

The two churches

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A talking palace

A feast only for Scicli

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A symbol for the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Prominent façade

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Between white and black

A prominent church

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A city in colour

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Norman apses

Discovering the mother church

New roads for Catania

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Two illustrious patron saints

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A colourful floor

A museum to save a tradition

The chocolate of Modica

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

Feast days

Wonderful quick decorations

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

Some prestigious works

A majestic and luminous church

A hall for the feasts

A new site for a new church

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

A long reconstruction

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The theatre of taste

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

The wall comes to life

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

Some masterpieces

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A square as the heart of the city

The interior and its masterpieces

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

One city, two sites

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

The colours of the cathedral

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The Baroque town by the sea

The Staircase of Angels

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Many owners, one palace

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A small room with a golden entrance

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The Maiolica of the staircase

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A triumph of colour

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Feasting in Palazzolo

The Burgos crucifix