Modica

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

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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.

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Limestone, the colour of harmony

New roads for Catania

Some prestigious works

The Maiolica of the staircase

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

One city, three sites

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The two churches

Connections with other UNESCO sites

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The internal colours

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A feast only for Scicli

The Staircase of Angels

Prominent façade

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The church of Carmine

One city, two sites

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The city of museums

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A colourful floor

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Baroque town by the sea

Searching for colour

A majestic and luminous church

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Wonderful quick decorations

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

An eagle-shaped city

A museum to save a tradition

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

A miniature city

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

A square as the heart of the city

A small room with a golden entrance

A symbol for the town

Some masterpieces

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

Two illustrious patron saints

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The colours of the cathedral

From International Gothic to present day

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

Norman apses

Many owners, one palace

A long reconstruction

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A triumph of colour

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A new site for a new city

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The theatre of taste

Between white and black

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

The interior and its masterpieces

Feast days

The wall comes to life

A new site for a new church

The Burgos crucifix

The disastrous earthquake

A hall for the feasts

The chocolate of Modica

Discovering the mother church

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A prominent church

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

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

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A talking palace

Feasting in Palazzolo

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A city in colour