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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

One city, three sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Searching for colour

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The Burgos crucifix

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A colourful floor

The theatre of taste

A triumph of colour

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A miniature city

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Feast days

Discovering the mother church

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

The church of Carmine

The city of museums

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

A half-Baroque church

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

One city, two sites

A talking palace

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

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

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A square as the heart of the city

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

A feast only for Scicli

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A symbol for the town

A city in colour

A prominent church

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

An eagle-shaped city

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

Norman apses

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

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

The Staircase of Angels

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The disastrous earthquake

Some prestigious works

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The internal colours

The wall comes to life

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Some masterpieces

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A hall for the feasts

The Baroque town by the sea

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A new site for a new church

A majestic and luminous church

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A small room with a golden entrance

A new site for a new city

A museum to save a tradition

Two illustrious patron saints

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The Maiolica of the staircase

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The interior and its masterpieces

The chocolate of Modica

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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

The colours of the cathedral

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Between white and black

The two churches

From International Gothic to present day

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

New roads for Catania

A long reconstruction

Many owners, one palace

Wonderful quick decorations

Prominent façade