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.

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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.

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

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

The city of museums

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

An eagle-shaped city

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Some masterpieces

From International Gothic to present day

A half-Baroque church

Limestone, the colour of harmony

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Feasting in Palazzolo

The theatre of taste

Connections with other UNESCO sites

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A new site for a new church

A new site for a new city

Between white and black

A prominent church

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A feast only for Scicli

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A triumph of colour

One city, three sites

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The colours of the cathedral

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Searching for colour

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The disastrous earthquake

The Maiolica of the staircase

A city in colour

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A miniature city

A symbol for the town

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

The chocolate of Modica

Many owners, one palace

A majestic and luminous church

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The interior and its masterpieces

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

A square as the heart of the city

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

A long reconstruction

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

Feast days

A talking palace

The church of Carmine

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Two illustrious patron saints

A small room with a golden entrance

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Some prestigious works

The wall comes to life

Discovering the mother church

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Norman apses

New roads for Catania

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Prominent façade

The Staircase of Angels

A hall for the feasts

The internal colours

One city, two sites

The Burgos crucifix

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A colourful floor

Wonderful quick decorations

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A museum to save a tradition

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

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

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

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The two churches

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The Baroque town by the sea