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 Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A square as the heart of the city

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Staircase of Angels

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

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

The two churches

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Many owners, one palace

The church of Carmine

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A long reconstruction

A miniature city

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

The city of museums

The theatre of taste

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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

The Baroque town by the sea

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

The interior and its masterpieces

Feasting in Palazzolo

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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

Searching for colour

A majestic and luminous church

A half-Baroque church

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The internal colours

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Feast days

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

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A city in colour

One city, three sites

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

From International Gothic to present day

A Nobel Prize in Modica

An eagle-shaped city

One city, two sites

A symbol for the town

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The chocolate of Modica

Norman apses

A museum to save a tradition

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A prominent church

A hall for the feasts

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The colours of the cathedral

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

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The Burgos crucifix

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

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

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The wall comes to life

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A colourful floor

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A new site for a new city

A feast only for Scicli

Wonderful quick decorations

Discovering the mother church

A small room with a golden entrance

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A talking palace

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Some prestigious works

A new site for a new church

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

New roads for Catania

Prominent façade

Some masterpieces

Between white and black

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The disastrous earthquake

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A triumph of colour

Two illustrious patron saints