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 Burgos crucifix

The wall comes to life

Feast days

The internal colours

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

New roads for Catania

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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

One city, two sites

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A new site for a new church

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A colourful floor

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

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

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

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

Norman apses

Some masterpieces

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The disastrous earthquake

Discovering the mother church

The interior and its masterpieces

The colours of the cathedral

A small room with a golden entrance

An eagle-shaped city

Some prestigious works

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A long reconstruction

St. Sebastian, so much work!

One city, three sites

A new site for a new city

Two illustrious patron saints

A museum to save a tradition

The Staircase of Angels

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A square as the heart of the city

The Baroque town by the sea

Between white and black

A city in colour

From International Gothic to present day

A miniature city

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A majestic and luminous church

A hall for the feasts

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A triumph of colour

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A symbol for the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Searching for colour

Prominent façade

A half-Baroque church

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The city of museums

A prominent church

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The church of Carmine

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A talking palace

The two churches

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The chocolate of Modica

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The Maiolica of the staircase

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

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

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

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

A feast only for Scicli

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

The theatre of taste

Many owners, one palace

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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

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

Wonderful quick decorations

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours