Ragusa

The senses tell of Palazzo della Cancelleria

sight

Portals as front curtains

The entrance portal to the Palazzo della Cancelleria stands out from the façade, occupying a large part of it. It unravels like a front curtain, ready to welcome an equally admirable scene inside. It is animated by the mixtilinear trabeation that surmounts it.

touch

Pietra pece, a rock from Ragusa with multiple uses

Pietra pece is one of the most commonly used materials in the Hyblaean landscape.
Also called bituminous rock, this stone takes on different shades of grey and brown and is characterised by veins and surface irregularities.
Touching the stone is the best way to appreciate its nature.

Next step Palazzo Zacco, a balance between sobriety and decoration

Palazzo della Cancelleria: from former stable to the Nicastro family

Luminous sacred spaces

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

Unusual iconographies: the Burgos crucifix

The senses tell the Church of San Michele

Palazzo Zacco, a balance between sobriety and decoration

Baroque creativity: recurring themes

The illusion of light and the decorative splendour

Scenography and devotion for St. Agatha

One city, three sites

The senses tell the Church of San Domenico

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Art in the cathedral

A unifying project for the city of Catania

A new site for the church of San Giorgio

The casket of austerity under the great dome

A heritage of votive works

The Palazzo dei due mori

The eagle-shaped city

The dynamics of the Church of San Michele

The city within the city

The Church of St. Francis

City and nature

Rebirth and urban planning of the city of Noto

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Paolo

The works in the church

Majestic exteriors, grandiose interiors

The expansion of space and changing reality

The beginning of an authentic Baroque conception

Scenography, lights and colours of the cathedral

The Church of St. Paul

The Church of St. Benedict

The senses tell about Palazzo Beneventano

The Staircase of Angels

The senses tell about Palazzo Ducezio

The city palace

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

The articulated interior spaces

The Church of St. Julian on Via dei Crociferi

The Church of St. John the Evangelist

The art of maiolica

The Madonna dei Conadomini and the art of devotion

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

The interior of the church: space and colour

Altars, saints and sculptural works

The church and the monastery

A casket of precious works

The senses tell of Palazzo della Cancelleria

The senses tell the Cathedral of San Giorgio

The interiors: diffused light and Byzantine relics

Baroque and the loss of balance in the 16th century

Palazzo Trigona: a building with a complex shape

The church and the college

Madonna of the Militia: a singular warrior virgin

The triumph of Baroque: expansion of spaces

The interior and works of art

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Religious architecture

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

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

San Domenico and Gagliardi’s work

Palazzo Trigona di Canicarao

The senses tell about Palazzo Zacco

The Monastery of the Benedictine nuns

A story of rebirth

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

The two churches

The senses tell the Cathedral of San Giorgio

The Franciscan convent

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

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

St. Agatha and the candelore

Expansion, spatiality and light in the church of San Domenico

The senses tell about Palazzo Trigona

Fountain of the Nymph Zizza: public water in the town

Expanded spaces, stucco and colourful lights

The senses tell of the Cathedral of San Pietro

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The Church of Madonna della Stella

A stone garden

The Church of St. Mary of the Mountain

A compromise between Neoclassicism and Baroque

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Reconstruction after the earthquake

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

From the end of the world to rebirth from the rubble

The new roads of the city

The Infiorata of Noto, a modern tradition

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

Akrai and Syracuse: an unbreakable bond

The Antonino Uccello Birthplace Museum

Militello: The story of an enlightened fiefdom

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

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

The palace, the town, the church

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

Virtuosity, decorations and altars

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

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

The city of Modica, a balance between nature and urbanism

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

The Monte delle Prestanze in the new city layout

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

The smallest Greek theatre in the world

Scicli, the city of Baroque scenery

The Benedictines’ library

Informazioni

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MiC – Ministero della Cultura Legge 77/2006 - Misure Speciali di Tutela e Fruizione dei Siti Italiani di Interesse Culturale, Paesaggistico e Ambientale, inseriti nella “Lista Del Patrimonio Mondiale”, posti sotto la Tutela dell’ UNESCO Regione Siciliana.

Assessorato dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana, Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana.

Parco archeologico della Valle dei Templi di Agrigento.