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

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Discovering the mother church

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

A triumph of colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Burgos crucifix

A miniature city

A talking palace

A half-Baroque church

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The colours of the cathedral

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Limestone, the colour of harmony

One city, two sites

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

A city in colour

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

The church of Carmine

The chocolate of Modica

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A colourful floor

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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

The interior and its masterpieces

A symbol for the town

A new site for a new city

One city, three sites

The theatre of taste

Feast days

A museum to save a tradition

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A hall for the feasts

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The Staircase of Angels

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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

A long reconstruction

A feast only for Scicli

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The two churches

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

The Baroque town by the sea

Feasting in Palazzolo

A prominent church

The city of museums

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

From International Gothic to present day

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

Many owners, one palace

Some prestigious works

The disastrous earthquake

Norman apses

Searching for colour

The wall comes to life

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

Between white and black

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Prominent façade

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A small room with a golden entrance

Two illustrious patron saints

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Wonderful quick decorations

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Connections with other UNESCO sites

New roads for Catania

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Some masterpieces

A square as the heart of the city

An eagle-shaped city

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A new site for a new church

A majestic and luminous church

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The internal colours