Noto

The church and the college

The church of San Carlo Borromeo and the adjoining Jesuit college represent one of the major religious works of architecture in the city of Noto.
The complex was built very quickly after the earthquake of 1693. Thanks to the work of the Jesuit fathers, in 1699 it was already in an advanced stage of construction.
The rectangular area that houses the seat of the order unfolds with an orthogonal plan inserted perfectly into the building fabric along its main axis. As is the case for many buildings resulting from the union of several constructions, the monastery complex also includes a group of at least ten buildings and three courtyards from different periods, from the previous buildings of 1695-1727 to the new constructions of 1730-1757.
The main façade on the Corso, which was begun in 1730, is almost 110 metres long and consists of 22 vertical bays that are symmetrically arranged with respect to the main portal and marked, in the two levels, by coupled pilasters .
The façade of the church of San Carlo is one of the most scenic architectural sights in the city.

The work is attributed to Rosario Gagliardi though it is not documented with working drawings as his other famous works were.
In 1738 the octagonal dome was built according to a design by Francesco Maria Sortino, and in 1776 the architect Vincenzo Sinatra carried out the first restoration work on the church.

The church and the college

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The neo-Gothic seminary chapel: symbols, light and space

The city of Modica, a balance between nature and urbanism

A unifying project for the city of Catania

The Church of Madonna della Stella

Scenography and devotion for St. Agatha

Palazzo Zacco, a balance between sobriety and decoration

The senses tell the story of the Sanctuary Church of Santa Maria della Stella

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The church and the monastery

The eagle-shaped city

The city within the city

From the end of the world to rebirth from the rubble

Unusual iconographies: the Burgos crucifix

The Duomo di San Giorgio (Cathedral of St. George)

The Benedictines’ library

The expansion of space and changing reality

The works in the church

The palace, the town, the church

The senses tell the Cathedral of San Giorgio

The freedom of worship and the Catholic Church’s role in the diffusion of Baroque

City and nature

The church of San Nicolò l’Arena: the majesty of an unfinished beauty

Baroque creativity: recurring themes

Palazzo della Cancelleria: from former stable to the Nicastro family

Altars, saints and sculptural works

The Badia di Sant’Agata (St. Agatha’s Abbey)

Baroque and the loss of balance in the 16th century

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Carlo and the former Jesuit college

Akrai and Syracuse: an unbreakable bond

A new site for the church of San Giorgio

A heritage of votive works

The new roads of the city

The interiors: diffused light and Byzantine relics

A story of rebirth

Barresi-Branciforte: the lords of the fiefdom and the modernisation of the town

A stone garden

The senses tell about Palazzo Beneventano

The Monastery of the Benedictine nuns

San Domenico and Gagliardi’s work

The dynamics of the Church of San Michele

The interior of the church: space and colour

The beginning of an authentic Baroque conception

The articulated interior spaces

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The two churches

Reconstruction after the earthquake

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Geometry and wonder in civic architecture in the Baroque of the Val di Noto

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Ducezio

The city palace

Views denied, views conquered: the power of the devout Benedictines

The senses tell of the Cathedral of San Pietro

The Madonna dei Conadomini and the art of devotion

A compromise between Neoclassicism and Baroque

The casket of austerity under the great dome

A casket of precious works

Fountain of the Nymph Zizza: public water in the town

Religious architecture

Verticality and dynamism of the façade of the Church of San Carlo

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

Piazza Duomo, the elephant fountain, the heart of the city

The Church of St. Francis

Madonna of the Militia: a singular warrior virgin

The art of maiolica

Rebirth and urban planning of the city of Noto

The senses tell of Palazzo della Cancelleria

The Infiorata of Noto, a modern tradition

Militello: The story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Church of St. Mary of the Mountain

St. Agatha and the candelore

The senses tell about Palazzo Trigona

The Church of St. Paul

Luminous sacred spaces

Art in the cathedral

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Paolo

The interior and works of art

The Palazzo dei due mori

The senses tell about Palazzo Zacco

The Monte delle Prestanze in the new city layout

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

The Church of St. Benedict

The Church of St. Julian on Via dei Crociferi

Expansion, spatiality and light in the church of San Domenico

Palazzo Trigona di Canicarao

Majestic exteriors, grandiose interiors

The Franciscan convent

The Church of St. John the Evangelist

The smallest Greek theatre in the world

The senses tell the Church of San Domenico

The senses tell the Benedictine Monastery and the Church of San Nicolò l’Arena

The triumph of Baroque: expansion of spaces

The Staircase of Angels

The illusion of light and the decorative splendour

The senses tell the Church of San Michele

Expanded spaces, stucco and colourful lights

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

Virtuosity, decorations and altars

Palazzo Trigona: a building with a complex shape

The senses tell the Cathedral of San Giorgio

Scicli, the city of Baroque scenery

One city, three sites

Scenography, lights and colours of the cathedral

The Antonino Uccello Birthplace Museum