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

Norman apses

Feast days

The Staircase of Angels

A museum to save a tradition

Feasting in Palazzolo

The wall comes to life

One city, three sites

Prominent façade

Wonderful quick decorations

The theatre of taste

From International Gothic to present day

The Maiolica of the staircase

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

A new site for a new city

The Burgos crucifix

The colours of the cathedral

A square as the heart of the city

A miniature city

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A hall for the feasts

A majestic and luminous church

A talking palace

Between white and black

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

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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

The interior and its masterpieces

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Some prestigious works

A half-Baroque church

A long reconstruction

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Searching for colour

The internal colours

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

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

An eagle-shaped city

A city in colour

Discovering the mother church

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

A small room with a golden entrance

A new site for a new church

A triumph of colour

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A colourful floor

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

One city, two sites

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A prominent church

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A feast only for Scicli

The church of Carmine

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

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

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

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A symbol for the town

Many owners, one palace

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The Baroque town by the sea

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Some masterpieces

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The two churches

New roads for Catania

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Two illustrious patron saints

The chocolate of Modica

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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

The disastrous earthquake

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The city of museums

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public