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

One city, two sites

A colourful floor

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

From International Gothic to present day

The Maiolica of the staircase

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A majestic and luminous church

An eagle-shaped city

Feast days

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Wonderful quick decorations

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A prominent church

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

The Staircase of Angels

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A city in colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A small room with a golden entrance

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A symbol for the town

Prominent façade

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

The city of museums

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

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

Some masterpieces

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

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

The Baroque town by the sea

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Searching for colour

Some prestigious works

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A square as the heart of the city

The two churches

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A triumph of colour

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Discovering the mother church

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A feast only for Scicli

The colours of the cathedral

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

A hall for the feasts

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A long reconstruction

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The Burgos crucifix

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Between white and black

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The church of Carmine

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

One city, three sites

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

The wall comes to life

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The internal colours

Two illustrious patron saints

A new site for a new city

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Norman apses

A museum to save a tradition

A talking palace

Many owners, one palace

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

A new site for a new church

The interior and its masterpieces

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Feasting in Palazzolo

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The theatre of taste

The chocolate of Modica

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A miniature city

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

New roads for Catania

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The disastrous earthquake

A half-Baroque church

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