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

From International Gothic to present day

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The city of museums

Between white and black

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Searching for colour

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

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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

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

The Staircase of Angels

A colourful floor

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A miniature city

A prominent church

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Discovering the mother church

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

A new site for a new church

The Maiolica of the staircase

Some prestigious works

Feast days

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

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

Norman apses

A triumph of colour

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The Baroque town by the sea

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A hall for the feasts

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

The church of Carmine

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A city in colour

A feast only for Scicli

The chocolate of Modica

The two churches

A talking palace

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The interior and its masterpieces

A symbol for the town

The internal colours

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A small room with a golden entrance

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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

A majestic and luminous church

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The theatre of taste

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

One city, two sites

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

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

New roads for Catania

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The wall comes to life

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A long reconstruction

An eagle-shaped city

Two illustrious patron saints

The disastrous earthquake

The colours of the cathedral

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A new site for a new city

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The Burgos crucifix

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A square as the heart of the city

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A museum to save a tradition

A half-Baroque church

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Some masterpieces

One city, three sites

Prominent façade

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

Wonderful quick decorations

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Many owners, one palace