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

A museum to save a tradition

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

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

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

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

The chocolate of Modica

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A talking palace

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

A small room with a golden entrance

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Prominent façade

Some prestigious works

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

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The Staircase of Angels

A city in colour

Searching for colour

Wonderful quick decorations

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The Burgos crucifix

Two illustrious patron saints

A feast only for Scicli

A colourful floor

A square as the heart of the city

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

One city, three sites

A Nobel Prize in Modica

An eagle-shaped city

New roads for Catania

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

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

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

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

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A long reconstruction

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

From International Gothic to present day

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The church of Carmine

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The interior and its masterpieces

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The city of museums

A symbol for the town

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The wall comes to life

Some masterpieces

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The theatre of taste

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

The two churches

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

Norman apses

A half-Baroque church

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A majestic and luminous church

Feast days

One city, two sites

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A new site for a new church

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The colours of the cathedral

Discovering the mother church

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A new site for a new city

Between white and black

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A hall for the feasts

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The Baroque town by the sea

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Many owners, one palace

The Maiolica of the staircase

A miniature city

A prominent church

The internal colours

A triumph of colour

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Feasting in Palazzolo

The disastrous earthquake