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 disastrous earthquake

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Feasting in Palazzolo

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

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

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

A hall for the feasts

The chocolate of Modica

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Connections with other UNESCO sites

The wall comes to life

A majestic and luminous church

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

The façade used as a puppet theatre

Some prestigious works

Searching for colour

The colours of the cathedral

The interior and its masterpieces

New roads for Catania

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Some masterpieces

The city of museums

The theatre of taste

The Maiolica of the staircase

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The Staircase of Angels

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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

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

An eagle-shaped city

Many owners, one palace

From International Gothic to present day

A small room with a golden entrance

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

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

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

A talking palace

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A Nobel Prize in Modica

A square as the heart of the city

Prominent façade

A prominent church

A museum to save a tradition

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

The church of Carmine

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Limestone, the colour of harmony

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A feast only for Scicli

A city in colour

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A new site for a new church

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

St. Sebastian, so much work!

A new site for a new city

The two churches

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

One city, three sites

One city, two sites

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A miniature city

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A symbol for the town

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The Baroque town by the sea

The internal colours

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

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

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Two illustrious patron saints

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

A colourful floor

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

Wonderful quick decorations

Feast days

Norman apses

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The Burgos crucifix

A half-Baroque church

Discovering the mother church

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

A triumph of colour

Between white and black

A long reconstruction