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 works in the church

The city within the city

The Staircase of Angels

The Franciscan convent

Palazzo della Cancelleria: from former stable to the Nicastro family

The Church of St. John the Evangelist

Scenography and devotion for St. Agatha

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

Militello: The story of an enlightened fiefdom

A stone garden

The palace, the town, the church

The Monastery of the Benedictine nuns

The senses tell about Palazzo Trigona

The senses tell about Palazzo Zacco

Palazzo Zacco, a balance between sobriety and decoration

Virtuosity, decorations and altars

Madonna of the Militia: a singular warrior virgin

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

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

Akrai and Syracuse: an unbreakable bond

The Church of St. Julian on Via dei Crociferi

The senses tell the Cathedral of San Giorgio

The casket of austerity under the great dome

Expanded spaces, stucco and colourful lights

The two churches

A unifying project for the city of Catania

Majestic exteriors, grandiose interiors

Scenography, lights and colours of the cathedral

The articulated interior spaces

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Paolo

One city, three sites

The smallest Greek theatre in the world

Luminous sacred spaces

St. Agatha and the candelore

The senses tell about Palazzo Beneventano

A casket of precious works

The expansion of space and changing reality

Expansion, spatiality and light in the church of San Domenico

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

The Church of St. Mary of the Mountain

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

The Monte delle Prestanze in the new city layout

Rebirth and urban planning of the city of Noto

Altars, saints and sculptural works

The interiors: diffused light and Byzantine relics

The senses tell the Church of San Michele

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of San Giorgio

The senses tell about Palazzo Ducezio

From the end of the world to rebirth from the rubble

Religious architecture

Palazzo Trigona: a building with a complex shape

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

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

City and nature

The Antonino Uccello Birthplace Museum

The triumph of Baroque: expansion of spaces

The dynamics of the Church of San Michele

The Infiorata of Noto, a modern tradition

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

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

The church and the college

San Domenico and Gagliardi’s work

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The Madonna dei Conadomini and the art of devotion

The illusion of light and the decorative splendour

Baroque creativity: recurring themes

The eagle-shaped city

The Benedictines’ library

The new roads of the city

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

The Church of Madonna della Stella

The art of maiolica

Baroque and the loss of balance in the 16th century

A compromise between Neoclassicism and Baroque

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

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

Fountain of the Nymph Zizza: public water in the town

The senses tell of Palazzo della Cancelleria

The Church of St. Francis

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

Unusual iconographies: the Burgos crucifix

The city palace

Art in the cathedral

Palazzo Trigona di Canicarao

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

The Church of St. Paul

Reconstruction after the earthquake

The Palazzo dei due mori

A heritage of votive works

The senses tell of the Cathedral of San Pietro

A new site for the church of San Giorgio

A story of rebirth

The interior of the church: space and colour

The Church of St. Benedict

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

The city of Modica, a balance between nature and urbanism

The interior and works of art

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

The church and the monastery

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The beginning of an authentic Baroque conception

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

Scicli, the city of Baroque scenery

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.