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 church of Carmine

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A talking palace

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A new site for a new city

The interior and its masterpieces

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A hall for the feasts

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

The Staircase of Angels

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

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

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Many owners, one palace

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

Some masterpieces

Between white and black

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Norman apses

Two illustrious patron saints

The disastrous earthquake

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The colours of the cathedral

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A feast only for Scicli

A museum to save a tradition

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Modica, a city with ancient origins

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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

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

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

One city, three sites

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

A small room with a golden entrance

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The two churches

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A square as the heart of the city

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Feast days

The Burgos crucifix

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Searching for colour

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A symbol for the town

Connections with other UNESCO sites

One city, two sites

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

A prominent church

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

An eagle-shaped city

A long reconstruction

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A city in colour

New roads for Catania

Prominent façade

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

A new site for a new church

A triumph of colour

The Baroque town by the sea

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Wonderful quick decorations

The Maiolica of the staircase

Feasting in Palazzolo

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A colourful floor

The theatre of taste

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

The chocolate of Modica

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A half-Baroque church

Discovering the mother church

A miniature city

The city of museums

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The internal colours

Some prestigious works

From International Gothic to present day

A majestic and luminous church

The wall comes to life

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre