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

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A small room with a golden entrance

A triumph of colour

A city in colour

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Feast days

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

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

One city, three sites

Searching for colour

The interior and its masterpieces

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

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Feasting in Palazzolo

A long reconstruction

The city of museums

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The wall comes to life

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A half-Baroque church

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A symbol for the town

Limestone, the colour of harmony

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

The Baroque town by the sea

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A museum to save a tradition

Some prestigious works

The internal colours

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A square as the heart of the city

One city, two sites

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The Maiolica of the staircase

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

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 Badia di Sant’Agata

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

New roads for Catania

The church of Carmine

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Prominent façade

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

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A talking palace

Two illustrious patron saints

A miniature city

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A majestic and luminous church

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

From International Gothic to present day

A new site for a new city

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The Burgos crucifix

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

An eagle-shaped city

Some masterpieces

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

The two churches

The colours of the cathedral

Between white and black

A colourful floor

A hall for the feasts

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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

Norman apses

A new site for a new church

A prominent church

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The Staircase of Angels

A feast only for Scicli

The disastrous earthquake

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Many owners, one palace

Discovering the mother church

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Wonderful quick decorations

The chocolate of Modica

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The theatre of taste

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers