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

Limestone, the colour of harmony

One city, two sites

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The disastrous earthquake

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Prominent façade

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

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

Some masterpieces

The wall comes to life

The interior and its masterpieces

Between white and black

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The colours of the cathedral

The theatre of taste

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Feasting in Palazzolo

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

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

A new site for a new church

A museum to save a tradition

Wonderful quick decorations

The Baroque town by the sea

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

Connections with other UNESCO sites

An eagle-shaped city

Norman apses

One city, three sites

The city of museums

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A symbol for the town

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Two illustrious patron saints

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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

A feast only for Scicli

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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The Burgos crucifix

A long reconstruction

The internal colours

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A half-Baroque church

New roads for Catania

A new site for a new city

The Staircase of Angels

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

A city in colour

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

Searching for colour

The chocolate of Modica

A hall for the feasts

A colourful floor

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Discovering the mother church

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A miniature city

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A triumph of colour

A square as the heart of the city

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A small room with a golden entrance

A majestic and luminous church

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The two churches

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Many owners, one palace

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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

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

Feast days

A prominent church

Some prestigious works

From International Gothic to present day

A talking palace

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

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The church of Carmine

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction