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.

The chocolate of Modica

A talking palace

The theatre of taste

A Nobel Prize in Modica

Wonderful quick decorations

The disastrous earthquake

The Maiolica of the staircase

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A feast only for Scicli

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

The internal colours

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

A square as the heart of the city

One city, two sites

A museum to save a tradition

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A city in colour

A hall for the feasts

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A miniature city

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Prominent façade

Connections with other UNESCO sites

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The city of museums

Feasting in Palazzolo

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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

A symbol for the town

One city, three sites

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

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

The wall comes to life

Some masterpieces

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The colours of the cathedral

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A new site for a new church

Some prestigious works

Searching for colour

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

St. Sebastian, so much work!

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

A long reconstruction

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

A majestic and luminous church

A small room with a golden entrance

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A new site for a new city

Feast days

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The Baroque town by the sea

The two churches

Two illustrious patron saints

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

The Burgos crucifix

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A triumph of colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

New roads for Catania

Many owners, one palace

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Norman apses

The Staircase of Angels

From International Gothic to present day

A prominent church

The interior and its masterpieces

A colourful floor

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A half-Baroque church

The church of Carmine

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

Between white and black

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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

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

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Discovering the mother church

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

An eagle-shaped city