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

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The church of Carmine

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The internal colours

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Feasting in Palazzolo

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Wonderful quick decorations

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A square as the heart of the city

A long reconstruction

The façade used as a puppet theatre

One city, two sites

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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

Prominent façade

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A triumph of colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A new site for a new city

A majestic and luminous church

One city, three sites

The disastrous earthquake

Two illustrious patron saints

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A museum to save a tradition

A half-Baroque church

A colourful floor

A hall for the feasts

The Baroque town by the sea

A talking palace

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A city in colour

The interior and its masterpieces

A new site for a new church

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

Between white and black

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

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The wall comes to life

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

New roads for Catania

A symbol for the town

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

An eagle-shaped city

The Burgos crucifix

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

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

Discovering the mother church

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

Many owners, one palace

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A small room with a golden entrance

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Searching for colour

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The theatre of taste

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Some masterpieces

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

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The two churches

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Some prestigious works

A miniature city

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A feast only for Scicli

The Staircase of Angels

From International Gothic to present day

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The city of museums

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Norman apses

A prominent church

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The Maiolica of the staircase

Feast days

The chocolate of Modica

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The colours of the cathedral

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

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