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 story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A miniature city

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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

A half-Baroque church

A long reconstruction

The wall comes to life

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Some prestigious works

The internal colours

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Between white and black

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The Burgos crucifix

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

One city, three sites

One city, two sites

A feast only for Scicli

Prominent façade

A triumph of colour

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

Discovering the mother church

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Norman apses

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The chocolate of Modica

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A new site for a new city

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A majestic and luminous church

A museum to save a tradition

The two churches

The Staircase of Angels

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A new site for a new church

Feasting in Palazzolo

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The city of museums

A hall for the feasts

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

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

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The theatre of taste

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

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A talking palace

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The Maiolica of the staircase

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

Connections with other UNESCO sites

An eagle-shaped city

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

A city in colour

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A prominent church

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

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Two illustrious patron saints

Wonderful quick decorations

The church of Carmine

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

The colours of the cathedral

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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

A colourful floor

A square as the heart of the city

The interior and its masterpieces

Searching for colour

From International Gothic to present day

Feast days

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

New roads for Catania

Some masterpieces

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Many owners, one palace

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A symbol for the town

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A small room with a golden entrance

The disastrous earthquake

The Baroque town by the sea

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours