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 site for a new church

One city, three sites

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

An eagle-shaped city

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A half-Baroque church

A museum to save a tradition

Many owners, one palace

The wall comes to life

A prominent church

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Discovering the mother church

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A long reconstruction

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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

A triumph of colour

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Norman apses

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A talking palace

Two illustrious patron saints

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A city in colour

The chocolate of Modica

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

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

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Wonderful quick decorations

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The interior and its masterpieces

Limestone, the colour of harmony

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

From International Gothic to present day

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

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

New roads for Catania

Prominent façade

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A feast only for Scicli

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

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

The internal colours

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A symbol for the town

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Baroque town by the sea

One city, two sites

The city of museums

A miniature city

Searching for colour

A majestic and luminous church

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Feast days

The disastrous earthquake

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

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

The Burgos crucifix

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A new site for a new city

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The theatre of taste

The Staircase of Angels

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A small room with a golden entrance

The colours of the cathedral

A square as the heart of the city

The church of Carmine

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Feasting in Palazzolo

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Some prestigious works

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Between white and black

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Some masterpieces

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

A hall for the feasts

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A colourful floor

The two churches

The Maiolica of the staircase

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph