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

A hall for the feasts

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

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The church of Carmine

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

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The colours of the cathedral

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Feasting in Palazzolo

The Baroque town by the sea

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Discovering the mother church

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A new site for a new church

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The interior and its masterpieces

New roads for Catania

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

The Staircase of Angels

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Feast days

A talking palace

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Prominent façade

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A museum to save a tradition

A half-Baroque church

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Norman apses

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

The theatre of taste

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A new site for a new city

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The city of museums

Wonderful quick decorations

A long reconstruction

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The Burgos crucifix

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Some prestigious works

A colourful floor

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

A city in colour

A square as the heart of the city

The disastrous earthquake

A majestic and luminous church

From International Gothic to present day

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Two illustrious patron saints

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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

An eagle-shaped city

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A triumph of colour

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

Searching for colour

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A prominent church

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

One city, two sites

Many owners, one palace

The wall comes to life

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

One city, three sites

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A miniature city

Some masterpieces

Between white and black

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The internal colours

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The Maiolica of the staircase

A symbol for the town

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A feast only for Scicli

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A small room with a golden entrance

The two churches

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The chocolate of Modica