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

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Wonderful quick decorations

Many owners, one palace

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A city in colour

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Burgos crucifix

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A new site for a new church

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

New roads for Catania

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The two churches

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

Discovering the mother church

The interior and its masterpieces

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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

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

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

The Baroque town by the sea

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A long reconstruction

Two illustrious patron saints

A triumph of colour

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A prominent church

Some prestigious works

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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

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

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The colours of the cathedral

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

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

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A new site for a new city

Feasting in Palazzolo

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A symbol for the town

A miniature city

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A square as the heart of the city

The Maiolica of the staircase

The theatre of taste

The chocolate of Modica

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The church of Carmine

A hall for the feasts

Searching for colour

From International Gothic to present day

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The internal colours

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

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

Feast days

One city, three sites

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The disastrous earthquake

One city, two sites

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A feast only for Scicli

The wall comes to life

A colourful floor

Between white and black

The Staircase of Angels

Norman apses

An eagle-shaped city

A majestic and luminous church

A half-Baroque church

A talking palace

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

The city of museums

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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

Some masterpieces

A museum to save a tradition

Prominent façade

A small room with a golden entrance