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 about Palazzo La Rocca

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The church of Carmine

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Feast days

A symbol for the town

A museum to save a tradition

The interior and its masterpieces

One city, two sites

A majestic and luminous church

Many owners, one palace

The Baroque town by the sea

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Some masterpieces

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A square as the heart of the city

A triumph of colour

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

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

The chocolate of Modica

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A new site for a new city

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

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

New roads for Catania

A hall for the feasts

The Staircase of Angels

From International Gothic to present day

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Some prestigious works

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

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A talking palace

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

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

The two churches

A half-Baroque church

The Burgos crucifix

Searching for colour

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The city of museums

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A feast only for Scicli

One city, three sites

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A small room with a golden entrance

The theatre of taste

A prominent church

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The wall comes to life

Discovering the mother church

An eagle-shaped city

The disastrous earthquake

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

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Two illustrious patron saints

A new site for a new church

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A long reconstruction

Prominent façade

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

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

The internal colours

A city in colour

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Wonderful quick decorations

A colourful floor

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

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

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

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Norman apses

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The colours of the cathedral

Feasting in Palazzolo

Between white and black

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A miniature city