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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The church of Carmine

A new site for a new church

Limestone, the colour of harmony

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

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The Baroque town by the sea

Searching for colour

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

A majestic and luminous church

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

An eagle-shaped city

A new site for a new city

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A city in colour

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Some prestigious works

One city, two sites

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Feasting in Palazzolo

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Many owners, one palace

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The Staircase of Angels

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A colourful floor

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The Maiolica of the staircase

A small room with a golden entrance

The colours of the cathedral

The wall comes to life

The interior and its masterpieces

One city, three sites

Prominent façade

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

A museum to save a tradition

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The Burgos crucifix

Norman apses

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A long reconstruction

Discovering the mother church

The chocolate of Modica

Feast days

From International Gothic to present day

The two churches

A Nobel Prize in Modica

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A miniature city

The city of museums

A feast only for Scicli

A hall for the feasts

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A square as the heart of the city

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

Between white and black

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Two illustrious patron saints

New roads for Catania

The disastrous earthquake

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A triumph of colour

A half-Baroque church

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The internal colours

The theatre of taste

A symbol for the town

A prominent church

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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

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

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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

Wonderful quick decorations

Some masterpieces

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A talking palace

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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