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 senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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 Giovanni Evangelista

The wall comes to life

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A feast only for Scicli

The two churches

An eagle-shaped city

The Maiolica of the staircase

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

From International Gothic to present day

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Discovering the mother church

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

The theatre of taste

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

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

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The Baroque town by the sea

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The colours of the cathedral

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The interior and its masterpieces

A small room with a golden entrance

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Some prestigious works

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A long reconstruction

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A half-Baroque church

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The disastrous earthquake

A new site for a new church

A triumph of colour

A talking palace

Feast days

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Many owners, one palace

A prominent church

The Staircase of Angels

One city, two sites

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

A miniature city

A majestic and luminous church

The Burgos crucifix

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

A new site for a new city

Two illustrious patron saints

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A square as the heart of the city

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A symbol for the town

Searching for colour

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

The church of Carmine

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

The chocolate of Modica

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Some masterpieces

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A colourful floor

A hall for the feasts

A city in colour

Prominent façade

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

One city, three sites

A museum to save a tradition

The internal colours

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

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

Wonderful quick decorations

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Feasting in Palazzolo

Norman apses

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Between white and black

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The city of museums

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

New roads for Catania