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 Baroque town by the sea

The church of Carmine

Norman apses

Between white and black

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

The Staircase of Angels

A half-Baroque church

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

A feast only for Scicli

Some masterpieces

A square as the heart of the city

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Some prestigious works

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Feast days

One city, two sites

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A triumph of colour

A city in colour

A symbol for the town

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The chocolate of Modica

The colours of the cathedral

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A small room with a golden entrance

A new site for a new church

One city, three sites

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A long reconstruction

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

A hall for the feasts

Feasting in Palazzolo

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Searching for colour

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 Maria del Carmelo

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Wonderful quick decorations

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

Prominent façade

Connections with other UNESCO sites

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

The theatre of taste

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The disastrous earthquake

The internal colours

A colourful floor

Discovering the mother church

From International Gothic to present day

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

The interior and its masterpieces

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Two illustrious patron saints

An eagle-shaped city

New roads for Catania

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A museum to save a tradition

A miniature city

The two churches

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Many owners, one palace

A prominent church

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

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

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A new site for a new city

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The city of museums

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The wall comes to life

A majestic and luminous church

The Burgos crucifix

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A talking palace

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe