Modica

Some prestigious works

Inside the church there are valuable works of art including the Tavola di Sant’Alberto (Panel of St. Albert), the Madonna del Latte and the Annunciation. The former was perhaps part of a polyptych, a painting composition that also included other panels.
The painting depicts St. Albert with a lily and a book in one hand and a crucifix in the other. The work dates back to the early 16th century. According to some scholars the panel was painted between 1513 and 1517 by Leonardo da Vinci’s student, Cesare de Sesto, when he lived in Sicily.
The Madonna del Latte is an interesting sculpture made of papier-mâché, a much more delicate material than classic marble, wood or bronze. The work dates from around the 14th century and is located to the right of the church atrium.
scultura Madonna del Latte tela santa maria maddalena
The Annunciation is a sculptural group in white marble, created by the workshop of a Palermo-born artist, Giandomenico Gagini.
The faces of the angel and the Virgin were carved with extreme delicateness and both the blue dress of Mary and the angel’s hair were finely coloured.

Feasting in Palazzolo

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Norman apses

The two churches

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Prominent façade

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The wall comes to life

The internal colours

New roads for Catania

A new site for a new church

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Some prestigious works

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

From International Gothic to present day

A talking palace

Many owners, one palace

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Some masterpieces

One city, two sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

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

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Discovering the mother church

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A colourful floor

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Feast days

The chocolate of Modica

A small room with a golden entrance

A square as the heart of the city

A half-Baroque church

A feast only for Scicli

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The interior and its masterpieces

Two illustrious patron saints

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Between white and black

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

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Wonderful quick decorations

A majestic and luminous church

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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

A city in colour

A miniature city

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

A triumph of colour

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

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

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The Baroque town by the sea

A hall for the feasts

The Burgos crucifix

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

The disastrous earthquake

A long reconstruction

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

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A prominent church

The church of Carmine

One city, three sites

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

Searching for colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The theatre of taste

The Maiolica of the staircase

A new site for a new city

The city of museums

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The Staircase of Angels

A museum to save a tradition

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A symbol for the town

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The colours of the cathedral

An eagle-shaped city