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

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Some prestigious works

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A half-Baroque church

A triumph of colour

The Staircase of Angels

A symbol for the town

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

A majestic and luminous church

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

An eagle-shaped city

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The theatre of taste

A prominent church

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The two churches

The disastrous earthquake

From International Gothic to present day

A square as the heart of the city

A Nobel Prize in Modica

One city, three sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A feast only for Scicli

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Searching for colour

Some masterpieces

The city of museums

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A long reconstruction

A colourful floor

The interior and its masterpieces

A new site for a new church

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

A new site for a new city

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

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

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

A city in colour

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The wall comes to life

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A talking palace

One city, two sites

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Norman apses

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Prominent façade

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

New roads for Catania

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Discovering the mother church

A small room with a golden entrance

Between white and black

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

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

The Burgos crucifix

Feasting in Palazzolo

The colours of the cathedral

The chocolate of Modica

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Two illustrious patron saints

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A miniature city

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Feast days

A hall for the feasts

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

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The Maiolica of the staircase

The internal colours

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A museum to save a tradition

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

The church of Carmine

Wonderful quick decorations

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Many owners, one palace

The Baroque town by the sea

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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