Catania

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

sight
A hypnotic floor

With a splendid geometric design of curved and broken lines pointing towards the centre, the floor of the church of San Giuliano (St. Julian) mesmerises all who look upon it.
The effect is amplified by the contrast between the colours of the floor.
The red stone alternating with white marble with light grey veins is enough to make your head spin.

hearing
The singing of the Benedictines

On the Feast of St. Agatha, the saint’s statue is carried around the city streets in procession.
The long route takes us in front of the church of San Giuliano (St. Julian), where the devout Benedictine nuns, hidden behind the grilles, hear prayers, honour the Saint and take part in one of the most important celebrations.

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

A new site for a new church

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

An eagle-shaped city

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A museum to save a tradition

Discovering the mother church

A majestic and luminous church

Between white and black

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

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A hall for the feasts

A triumph of colour

Norman apses

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

From International Gothic to present day

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Searching for colour

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

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

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Some prestigious works

Feast days

St. Sebastian, so much work!

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

A feast only for Scicli

The chocolate of Modica

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

The theatre of taste

The disastrous earthquake

A talking palace

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Prominent façade

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The Burgos crucifix

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The wall comes to life

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

One city, two sites

A city in colour

The two churches

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

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The church of Carmine

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

One city, three sites

A long reconstruction

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Two illustrious patron saints

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A prominent church

The colours of the cathedral

Feasting in Palazzolo

A square as the heart of the city

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The Baroque town by the sea

The Maiolica of the staircase

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

The Staircase of Angels

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Wonderful quick decorations

A half-Baroque church

Some masterpieces

The city of museums

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

A miniature city

A colourful floor

A new site for a new city

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The internal colours

New roads for Catania

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A small room with a golden entrance

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The interior and its masterpieces

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Many owners, one palace

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

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A symbol for the town

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

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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