Modica

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

hearing
The listening masks

The masks of Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso have been watching over Via Francesco Crispi for centuries and have witnessed the passage from one era to another, right to the present day. If they could tell us what they have seen and heard, they would prove how much the world has changed.
Never taking their eyes off of passers-by, the listening masks will continue, like they did in the past, to follow anyone who happens to be on Via Crispi.

sight
The dark railing

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La scura ringhiera

Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso was built with a pure white stone, whose pallor is broken up from time to time by the railings of the elegant wrought iron balconies.
The curved, round-bottomed railings create an interesting contrast that adds vitality to the façade.
The white stone and the protruding black railings together create a special effect caused by the use of two very different colours.

A hall for the feasts

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The internal colours

A symbol for the town

The interior and its masterpieces

The wall comes to life

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Some masterpieces

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

The church of Carmine

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

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

New roads for Catania

A miniature city

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

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

One city, three sites

A new site for a new city

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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

A half-Baroque church

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A talking palace

A city in colour

The chocolate of Modica

Prominent façade

A triumph of colour

Two illustrious patron saints

Searching for colour

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A prominent church

A long reconstruction

Some prestigious works

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The Maiolica of the staircase

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

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A square as the heart of the city

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

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The two churches

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

One city, two sites

The Baroque town by the sea

The Staircase of Angels

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A museum to save a tradition

A small room with a golden entrance

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Norman apses

The disastrous earthquake

Feast days

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

An eagle-shaped city

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

From International Gothic to present day

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

Many owners, one palace

A colourful floor

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A majestic and luminous church

The Burgos crucifix

The colours of the cathedral

Discovering the mother church

A feast only for Scicli

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A new site for a new church

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

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

Between white and black

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

The city of museums

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The theatre of taste

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

Wonderful quick decorations