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 colours of the cathedral

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The chocolate of Modica

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

The city of museums

An eagle-shaped city

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The Burgos crucifix

Feasting in Palazzolo

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

From International Gothic to present day

Between white and black

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

New roads for Catania

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

Wonderful quick decorations

A city in colour

A miniature city

A symbol for the town

A new site for a new city

A prominent church

Discovering the mother church

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

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

A long reconstruction

The Staircase of Angels

The wall comes to life

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A majestic and luminous church

Feast days

The interior and its masterpieces

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The theatre of taste

The two churches

A half-Baroque church

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A feast only for Scicli

The internal colours

The church of Carmine

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

One city, two sites

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

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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

The disastrous earthquake

Two illustrious patron saints

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

A hall for the feasts

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Prominent façade

The Baroque town by the sea

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A new site for a new church

Some prestigious works

Many owners, one palace

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A square as the heart of the city

The Maiolica of the staircase

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

One city, three sites

A museum to save a tradition

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A small room with a golden entrance

A triumph of colour

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A talking palace

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A colourful floor

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

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

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

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Some masterpieces

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Norman apses

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Searching for colour

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara