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 Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The disastrous earthquake

The church of Carmine

A feast only for Scicli

A city in colour

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Many owners, one palace

The internal colours

From International Gothic to present day

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

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

The theatre of taste

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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A new site for a new city

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The interior and its masterpieces

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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

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

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The colours of the cathedral

One city, two sites

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A square as the heart of the city

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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The Baroque town by the sea

The two churches

A majestic and luminous church

Searching for colour

Prominent façade

The wall comes to life

A small room with a golden entrance

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The city of museums

One city, three sites

Wonderful quick decorations

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

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A colourful floor

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Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The Staircase of Angels

A prominent church

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A hall for the feasts

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Discovering the mother church

An eagle-shaped city

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A new site for a new church

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A triumph of colour

A miniature city

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

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

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Between white and black

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

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Some masterpieces

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The chocolate of Modica

A talking palace

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The Maiolica of the staircase

Feast days

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

New roads for Catania

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A museum to save a tradition

Norman apses

The Burgos crucifix

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Feasting in Palazzolo

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Two illustrious patron saints

A long reconstruction

A symbol for the town

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Some prestigious works

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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

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