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 triumph of colour

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The interior and its masterpieces

St. Sebastian, so much work!

One city, three sites

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

Wonderful quick decorations

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Feasting in Palazzolo

The chocolate of Modica

Some masterpieces

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The city of museums

The Burgos crucifix

A new site for a new church

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A prominent church

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

A miniature city

A square as the heart of the city

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A city in colour

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

New roads for Catania

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The Baroque town by the sea

An eagle-shaped city

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The Staircase of Angels

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The church of Carmine

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

From International Gothic to present day

The theatre of taste

Two illustrious patron saints

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The disastrous earthquake

The colours of the cathedral

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A colourful floor

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A museum to save a tradition

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A small room with a golden entrance

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Norman apses

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A talking palace

A majestic and luminous church

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The two churches

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The internal colours

A feast only for Scicli

A long reconstruction

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A new site for a new city

The Maiolica of the staircase

Feast days

One city, two sites

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Searching for colour

Between white and black

A hall for the feasts

A symbol for the town

Many owners, one palace

Discovering the mother church

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Prominent façade

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The wall comes to life

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

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

Some prestigious works