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.

Prominent façade

Between white and black

Norman apses

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A museum to save a tradition

The Maiolica of the staircase

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Two illustrious patron saints

Connections with other UNESCO sites

A miniature city

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

A city in colour

The city of museums

The internal colours

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A feast only for Scicli

The wall comes to life

The theatre of taste

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

A square as the heart of the city

The Staircase of Angels

The Baroque town by the sea

A small room with a golden entrance

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

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

One city, three sites

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A new site for a new church

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

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

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

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A prominent church

A majestic and luminous church

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The church of Carmine

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

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

A colourful floor

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

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

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

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

A triumph of colour

The two churches

From International Gothic to present day

The disastrous earthquake

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The Burgos crucifix

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A symbol for the town

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

An eagle-shaped city

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Feasting in Palazzolo

Many owners, one palace

Some prestigious works

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

Feast days

One city, two sites

A talking palace

Searching for colour

Modica, a city with ancient origins

Some masterpieces

Wonderful quick decorations

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The interior and its masterpieces

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

A long reconstruction

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A hall for the feasts

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The chocolate of Modica

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

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

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

New roads for Catania

The colours of the cathedral

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A half-Baroque church

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Discovering the mother church

A new site for a new city

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