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 wall comes to life

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A talking palace

An eagle-shaped city

A feast only for Scicli

A city in colour

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A colourful floor

A small room with a golden entrance

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

A majestic and luminous church

The disastrous earthquake

The city of museums

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A long reconstruction

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A triumph of colour

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Two illustrious patron saints

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

The Baroque town by the sea

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Many owners, one palace

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A symbol for the town

New roads for Catania

Prominent façade

The colours of the cathedral

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

Some masterpieces

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

A museum to save a tradition

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Between white and black

The Maiolica of the staircase

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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

Some prestigious works

A hall for the feasts

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A new site for a new church

The internal colours

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The theatre of taste

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Wonderful quick decorations

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

A square as the heart of the city

The interior and its masterpieces

The two churches

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The church of Carmine

One city, three sites

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The Staircase of Angels

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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

Feast days

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Norman apses

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A miniature city

Searching for colour

Discovering the mother church

The Burgos crucifix

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Feasting in Palazzolo

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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

A new site for a new city

One city, two sites

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The chocolate of Modica

From International Gothic to present day

A half-Baroque church

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

A prominent church