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 the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A colourful floor

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Some prestigious works

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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

A city in colour

One city, three sites

The Burgos crucifix

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

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

Norman apses

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

New roads for Catania

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

Wonderful quick decorations

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A symbol for the town

The church of Carmine

The two churches

An eagle-shaped city

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The Maiolica of the staircase

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Prominent façade

The wall comes to life

A feast only for Scicli

A long reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Feast days

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Between white and black

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The Baroque town by the sea

A hall for the feasts

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

The disastrous earthquake

Limestone, the colour of harmony

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

A new site for a new city

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

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A talking palace

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Feasting in Palazzolo

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Searching for colour

A square as the heart of the city

The Staircase of Angels

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The theatre of taste

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Some masterpieces

A miniature city

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The city of museums

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

From International Gothic to present day

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

One city, two sites

Discovering the mother church

Two illustrious patron saints

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

A triumph of colour

The interior and its masterpieces

A half-Baroque church

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The internal colours

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

A new site for a new church

A museum to save a tradition

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A small room with a golden entrance

A majestic and luminous church

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The chocolate of Modica

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

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The colours of the cathedral

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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

A prominent church

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Many owners, one palace