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.

Feast days

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A hall for the feasts

A majestic and luminous church

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A museum to save a tradition

The church of Carmine

A new site for a new church

The Baroque town by the sea

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A feast only for Scicli

The colours of the cathedral

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Many owners, one palace

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

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

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

From International Gothic to present day

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

New roads for Catania

Two illustrious patron saints

The internal colours

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Prominent façade

The façade used as a puppet theatre

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

One city, two sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

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

A triumph of colour

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

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

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

A square as the heart of the city

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The wall comes to life

Between white and black

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

Some prestigious works

A new site for a new city

A city in colour

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Discovering the mother church

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A colourful floor

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

A long reconstruction

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

The Burgos crucifix

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

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

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

The interior and its masterpieces

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Norman apses

The chocolate of Modica

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

An eagle-shaped city

A small room with a golden entrance

Wonderful quick decorations

One city, three sites

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

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

A talking palace

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

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

Feasting in Palazzolo

A miniature city

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Searching for colour

The city of museums

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A half-Baroque church

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The theatre of taste

Some masterpieces

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The disastrous earthquake

The Staircase of Angels

A symbol for the town

The two churches

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A prominent church

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

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