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 senses tell the Benedictine Monastery and San NicoIò l’Arena

The theatre of taste

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Norman apses

The internal colours

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Searching for colour

A half-Baroque church

Between white and black

Prominent façade

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The two churches

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A long reconstruction

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The colours of the cathedral

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

An eagle-shaped city

A miniature city

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

A majestic and luminous church

The chocolate of Modica

The Maiolica of the staircase

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

Two illustrious patron saints

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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

One city, three sites

A triumph of colour

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A square as the heart of the city

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The church of Carmine

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

A hall for the feasts

Feast days

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Some prestigious works

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

New roads for Catania

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

From International Gothic to present day

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

The interior and its masterpieces

A small room with a golden entrance

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Wonderful quick decorations

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

Many owners, one palace

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A city in colour

The city of museums

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The Baroque town by the sea

Discovering the mother church

A new site for a new church

One city, two sites

The disastrous earthquake

A museum to save a tradition

A prominent church

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The Staircase of Angels

A feast only for Scicli

A colourful floor

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

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The Burgos crucifix

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The wall comes to life

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Some masterpieces

A symbol for the town

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A talking palace

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A new site for a new city