Catania

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

sight

The evocative panorama over the city

One of the best features of this church is undoubtedly its loggia dome.
From the cantoria, or chancel, once only accessible to the nuns, you can admire the impressive 360 degree panorama.
A magnificent view allows you to admire the former monastery and the historic centre of Catania in their entirety.

hearing

The songs of the Benedictine nuns

During the feast of St. Agatha, the statue of Catania’s patron saint would be carried in front of the church and left there for some time so that from above, behind the gratings, the devout Benedictine nuns could honour the Saint with singing and prayer.
Currently the rite continues at the church of San Benedetto (St. Benedict), the new home of the Benedictine nuns.

Next step The church and the monastery

The city palace

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

The smallest Greek theatre in the world

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

Altars, saints and sculptural works

A story of rebirth

From the end of the world to rebirth from the rubble

The articulated interior spaces

The Church of Madonna della Stella

Virtuosity, decorations and altars

The Antonino Uccello Birthplace Museum

City and nature

Unusual iconographies: the Burgos crucifix

The works in the church

The senses tell about Palazzo Ducezio

The triumph of Baroque: expansion of spaces

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

A new site for the church of San Giorgio

Palazzo Zacco, a balance between sobriety and decoration

The Church of St. Benedict

Art in the cathedral

The beginning of an authentic Baroque conception

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Baroque creativity: recurring themes

Palazzo Trigona: a building with a complex shape

The illusion of light and the decorative splendour

A stone garden

The palace, the town, the church

The expansion of space and changing reality

Scenography and devotion for St. Agatha

The Monastery of the Benedictine nuns

The Madonna dei Conadomini and the art of devotion

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

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

Militello: The story of an enlightened fiefdom

The senses tell about Palazzo Trigona

A unifying project for the city of Catania

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

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

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

Scenography, lights and colours of the cathedral

Expanded spaces, stucco and colourful lights

A compromise between Neoclassicism and Baroque

The senses tell about Palazzo Zacco

The Church of St. Francis

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

San Domenico and Gagliardi’s work

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

Majestic exteriors, grandiose interiors

Palazzo Trigona di Canicarao

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A heritage of votive works

Luminous sacred spaces

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

Akrai and Syracuse: an unbreakable bond

Rebirth and urban planning of the city of Noto

St. Agatha and the candelore

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

A casket of precious works

The senses tell about Palazzo Beneventano

Religious architecture

The Church of St. Julian on Via dei Crociferi

Expansion, spatiality and light in the church of San Domenico

The eagle-shaped city

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

Reconstruction after the earthquake

The Church of St. Paul

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

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Fountain of the Nymph Zizza: public water in the town

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

The casket of austerity under the great dome

The church and the college

The senses tell the Church of San Domenico

Madonna of the Militia: a singular warrior virgin

Scicli, the city of Baroque scenery

The senses tell of Palazzo della Cancelleria

The Franciscan convent

The new roads of the city

The senses tell the Church of San Michele

Palazzo della Cancelleria: from former stable to the Nicastro family

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of San Giorgio

The senses tell of the Cathedral of San Pietro

The Church of St. Mary of the Mountain

The Monte delle Prestanze in the new city layout

The senses tell the Cathedral of San Giorgio

The interior and works of art

The two churches

The dynamics of the Church of San Michele

The city of Modica, a balance between nature and urbanism

The art of maiolica

The Palazzo dei due mori

One city, three sites

The interiors: diffused light and Byzantine relics

The Infiorata of Noto, a modern tradition

The Staircase of Angels

The church and the monastery

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

The Church of St. John the Evangelist

The city within the city

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Paolo

The Benedictines’ library

Baroque and the loss of balance in the 16th century

The interior of the church: space and colour

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.