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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

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

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Two illustrious patron saints

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The internal colours

The theatre of taste

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

New roads for Catania

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The Baroque town by the sea

Between white and black

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The disastrous earthquake

Searching for colour

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The church of Carmine

The Staircase of Angels

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A Nobel Prize in Modica

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A new site for a new city

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A half-Baroque church

A talking palace

Feasting in Palazzolo

A small room with a golden entrance

Some prestigious works

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A new site for a new church

An eagle-shaped city

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

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A miniature city

The two churches

A hall for the feasts

The Burgos crucifix

A symbol for the town

Norman apses

One city, two sites

A colourful floor

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

From International Gothic to present day

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Discovering the mother church

A city in colour

One city, three sites

A majestic and luminous church

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Feast days

Many owners, one palace

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A museum to save a tradition

A prominent church

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

A triumph of colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Wonderful quick decorations

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A square as the heart of the city

Prominent façade

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

A feast only for Scicli

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The colours of the cathedral

The city of museums

The wall comes to life

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

The chocolate of Modica

Some masterpieces

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

A long reconstruction

The Maiolica of the staircase

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

Limestone, the colour of harmony