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.

A feast only for Scicli

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

Norman apses

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

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

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The chocolate of Modica

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The internal colours

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

One city, three sites

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

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

The colours of the cathedral

A new site for a new church

A talking palace

A half-Baroque church

Two illustrious patron saints

A new site for a new city

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The two churches

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

From International Gothic to present day

A city in colour

Prominent façade

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A square as the heart of the city

A small room with a golden entrance

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Between white and black

The Baroque town by the sea

A majestic and luminous church

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A prominent church

The Staircase of Angels

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The theatre of taste

A hall for the feasts

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Feasting in Palazzolo

The disastrous earthquake

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

Feast days

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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

A triumph of colour

Many owners, one palace

A long reconstruction

A symbol for the town

An eagle-shaped city

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Searching for colour

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Wonderful quick decorations

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A colourful floor

Discovering the mother church

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

One city, two sites

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

The wall comes to life

The city of museums

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

The church of Carmine

A miniature city

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

A museum to save a tradition

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The interior and its masterpieces

Some prestigious works

New roads for Catania

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Some masterpieces

The Burgos crucifix