Palazzolo Acreide

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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Many materials

Wood, white marble, colourful marble, canvas and gold are some of the materials used to compose the church’s works, each with different characteristics.
The smooth marble of the main altar contrasts with the irregular surface of the Solomonic columns of the rough and porous façade.
The hardness of the panel is completely different to the softness of the Tanasi’s Annunciation painting-artists must always take into account the type of material they are going to paint on or sculpt.

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The colours of the church

So many colours for one church!
The white stone of the façade shines as soon as a ray of sunshine hits it.
Inside, the floor has a hypnotic effect thanks to its decoration based on the contrast between the white and dark grey stone slabs.
The main altar, where the artist created a valuable piece of work, is a genuine triumph of colour thanks to the skilful combination of blue, red, yellow and white.

A half-Baroque church

An eagle-shaped city

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Norman apses

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

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A long reconstruction

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The interior and its masterpieces

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The church of Carmine

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Feasting in Palazzolo

A symbol for the town

The wall comes to life

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

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Some prestigious works

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The Staircase of Angels

The Maiolica of the staircase

A new site for a new church

A hall for the feasts

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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One city, three sites

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The theatre of taste

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St. Sebastian, so much work!

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

Two illustrious patron saints

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Wonderful quick decorations

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Discovering the mother church

Searching for colour

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One city, two sites

Prominent façade

Feast days

A small room with a golden entrance

A colourful floor

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

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A square as the heart of the city

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

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Connections with other UNESCO sites

A triumph of colour

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The chocolate of Modica

A feast only for Scicli

Some masterpieces

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The Burgos crucifix

The colours of the cathedral

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

The Baroque town by the sea

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A majestic and luminous church

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A miniature city

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The city of museums

The two churches

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

A new site for a new city

The internal colours

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

New roads for Catania

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Many owners, one palace

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A city in colour

A talking palace

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Between white and black

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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From International Gothic to present day

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A museum to save a tradition

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

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Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The disastrous earthquake

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A prominent church