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

The senses tell the Church of San Michele

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

Palazzo Trigona di Canicarao

A stone garden

The Monastery of the Benedictine nuns

Baroque and the loss of balance in the 16th century

The Church of St. Francis

The Church of St. John the Evangelist

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

The interior of the church: space and colour

The church and the monastery

The senses tell about Palazzo Zacco

The senses tell about Palazzo Beneventano

The senses tell of Palazzo della Cancelleria

Baroque creativity: recurring themes

A heritage of votive works

The Franciscan convent

The Church of St. Benedict

San Domenico and Gagliardi’s work

Scenography and devotion for St. Agatha

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of San Giorgio

The Palazzo dei due mori

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

St. Agatha and the candelore

The interiors: diffused light and Byzantine relics

The illusion of light and the decorative splendour

The church and the college

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

The new roads of the city

Madonna of the Militia: a singular warrior virgin

Art in the cathedral

A story of rebirth

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

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Paolo

From the end of the world to rebirth from the rubble

The city palace

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

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

The Church of St. Paul

The triumph of Baroque: expansion of spaces

The expansion of space and changing reality

Virtuosity, decorations and altars

Palazzo Zacco, a balance between sobriety and decoration

The casket of austerity under the great dome

The senses tell the Cathedral of San Giorgio

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

The city within the city

Unusual iconographies: the Burgos crucifix

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

One city, three sites

The Monte delle Prestanze in the new city layout

The Church of St. Mary of the Mountain

A casket of precious works

The senses tell of the Cathedral of San Pietro

City and nature

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

Reconstruction after the earthquake

A compromise between Neoclassicism and Baroque

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The Antonino Uccello Birthplace Museum

Expansion, spatiality and light in the church of San Domenico

Luminous sacred spaces

A unifying project for the city of Catania

Akrai and Syracuse: an unbreakable bond

The dynamics of the Church of San Michele

The eagle-shaped city

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Militello: The story of an enlightened fiefdom

The Benedictines’ library

The art of maiolica

The senses tell about Palazzo Ducezio

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

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

The articulated interior spaces

Expanded spaces, stucco and colourful lights

The two churches

Scenography, lights and colours of the cathedral

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

The interior and works of art

The Church of St. Julian on Via dei Crociferi

Rebirth and urban planning of the city of Noto

The city of Modica, a balance between nature and urbanism

The Madonna dei Conadomini and the art of devotion

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

The senses tell the Church of San Domenico

Scicli, the city of Baroque scenery

The smallest Greek theatre in the world

The works in the church

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

Fountain of the Nymph Zizza: public water in the town

Palazzo della Cancelleria: from former stable to the Nicastro family

The Infiorata of Noto, a modern tradition

The Staircase of Angels

Religious architecture

The beginning of an authentic Baroque conception

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

Majestic exteriors, grandiose interiors

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Altars, saints and sculptural works

A new site for the church of San Giorgio

The Church of Madonna della Stella

The senses tell about Palazzo Trigona

The palace, the town, the church

Palazzo Trigona: a building with a complex shape

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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.