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

From International Gothic to present day

Between white and black

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A new site for a new church

The city of museums

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The Baroque town by the sea

Searching for colour

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A new site for a new city

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Wonderful quick decorations

The chocolate of Modica

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A feast only for Scicli

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The disastrous earthquake

The Staircase of Angels

Prominent façade

The church of Carmine

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

New roads for Catania

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

A small room with a golden entrance

A triumph of colour

An eagle-shaped city

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A hall for the feasts

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

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A colourful floor

Many owners, one palace

Discovering the mother church

The interior and its masterpieces

A half-Baroque church

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Norman apses

The two churches

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A museum to save a tradition

A city in colour

Some prestigious works

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

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Two illustrious patron saints

A long reconstruction

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A talking palace

A majestic and luminous church

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

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

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The internal colours

The colours of the cathedral

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

The theatre of taste

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

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Feast days

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The wall comes to life

The façade used as a puppet theatre

One city, three sites

The Burgos crucifix

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Some masterpieces

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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

One city, two sites

A symbol for the town

A prominent church

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A miniature city

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A square as the heart of the city

Modica, a city with ancient origins