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 interior and its masterpieces

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Connections with other UNESCO sites

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

New roads for Catania

Between white and black

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A new site for a new city

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

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

Wonderful quick decorations

The internal colours

Many owners, one palace

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A triumph of colour

The chocolate of Modica

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Two illustrious patron saints

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The theatre of taste

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A miniature city

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

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

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A square as the heart of the city

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A feast only for Scicli

One city, three sites

A city in colour

A prominent church

Discovering the mother church

One city, two sites

The city of museums

The Burgos crucifix

An eagle-shaped city

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A hall for the feasts

The church of Carmine

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A majestic and luminous church

The two churches

The disastrous earthquake

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Some prestigious works

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Some masterpieces

A museum to save a tradition

A colourful floor

A talking palace

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

Norman apses

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A half-Baroque church

The colours of the cathedral

A long reconstruction

Prominent façade

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The Staircase of Angels

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A symbol for the town

The Maiolica of the staircase

From International Gothic to present day

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The wall comes to life

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

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

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

The Baroque town by the sea

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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

Feast days

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Searching for colour

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Limestone, the colour of harmony

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

A new site for a new church

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A small room with a golden entrance

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso