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

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Wonderful quick decorations

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A majestic and luminous church

From International Gothic to present day

The internal colours

Discovering the mother church

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The interior and its masterpieces

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Between white and black

One city, three sites

A museum to save a tradition

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Two illustrious patron saints

A talking palace

The Baroque town by the sea

The church of Carmine

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

A colourful floor

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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

The colours of the cathedral

The disastrous earthquake

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

A small room with a golden entrance

St. Sebastian, so much work!

One city, two sites

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The two churches

Norman apses

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A triumph of colour

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A new site for a new church

Feast days

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The chocolate of Modica

A new site for a new city

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A city in colour

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A feast only for Scicli

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

An eagle-shaped city

Some prestigious works

Many owners, one palace

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The theatre of taste

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

Prominent façade

The Burgos crucifix

The wall comes to life

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A long reconstruction

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A prominent church

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Some masterpieces

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

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

A hall for the feasts

A symbol for the town

The Maiolica of the staircase

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A miniature city

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Feasting in Palazzolo

The Staircase of Angels

Searching for colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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

The city of museums

New roads for Catania

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A square as the heart of the city

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century