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

Some prestigious works

A new site for a new church

A miniature city

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

Between white and black

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A symbol for the town

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The chocolate of Modica

Wonderful quick decorations

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

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

The colours of the cathedral

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The Baroque town by the sea

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

The interior and its masterpieces

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A small room with a golden entrance

A square as the heart of the city

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The Burgos crucifix

From International Gothic to present day

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

New roads for Catania

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A colourful floor

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

One city, three sites

One city, two sites

Searching for colour

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A feast only for Scicli

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Many owners, one palace

The disastrous earthquake

Feast days

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Feasting in Palazzolo

A hall for the feasts

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

The city of museums

Discovering the mother church

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The Staircase of Angels

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

A majestic and luminous church

The theatre of taste

A half-Baroque church

Prominent façade

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A prominent church

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

Some masterpieces

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A museum to save a tradition

A new site for a new city

Two illustrious patron saints

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A long reconstruction

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Norman apses

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

The internal colours

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

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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

The church of Carmine

An eagle-shaped city

A city in colour

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The two churches

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A talking palace

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A triumph of colour

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The wall comes to life