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 colours of the cathedral

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A city in colour

A square as the heart of the city

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The church of Carmine

The chocolate of Modica

Between white and black

The wall comes to life

The theatre of taste

Searching for colour

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A triumph of colour

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A long reconstruction

A museum to save a tradition

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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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

Feast days

A prominent church

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

The two churches

A talking palace

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A miniature city

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The interior and its masterpieces

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Two illustrious patron saints

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

The Baroque town by the sea

The city of museums

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The Maiolica of the staircase

Discovering the mother church

The disastrous earthquake

The internal colours

A new site for a new city

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Some masterpieces

From International Gothic to present day

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Many owners, one palace

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

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

A symbol for the town

The Staircase of Angels

A new site for a new church

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

The Burgos crucifix

One city, three sites

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

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

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

A half-Baroque church

An eagle-shaped city

Prominent façade

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Wonderful quick decorations

A hall for the feasts

A majestic and luminous church

A colourful floor

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Some prestigious works

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A feast only for Scicli

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A small room with a golden entrance

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

New roads for Catania

St. Sebastian, so much work!

One city, two sites

Norman apses

Feasting in Palazzolo