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 symbol for the town

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Between white and black

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Norman apses

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

The two churches

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Some masterpieces

The city of museums

One city, three sites

Discovering the mother church

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

Some prestigious works

A feast only for Scicli

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The interior and its masterpieces

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

The Baroque town by the sea

A half-Baroque church

New roads for Catania

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A museum to save a tradition

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Searching for colour

A small room with a golden entrance

The Maiolica of the staircase

A colourful floor

The church of Carmine

Two illustrious patron saints

A talking palace

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The colours of the cathedral

The internal colours

A majestic and luminous church

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A hall for the feasts

A new site for a new church

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A city in colour

The disastrous earthquake

A long reconstruction

Feast days

The wall comes to life

From International Gothic to present day

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A miniature city

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The theatre of taste

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

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

A triumph of colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

One city, two sites

A new site for a new city

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

A prominent church

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A square as the heart of the city

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

The Burgos crucifix

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

Many owners, one palace

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Modica, a city with ancient origins

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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

Wonderful quick decorations

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The Staircase of Angels

An eagle-shaped city

Prominent façade

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The chocolate of Modica

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?