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 two churches

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

Discovering the mother church

Feast days

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

A new site for a new church

One city, two sites

Some masterpieces

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

The theatre of taste

The Baroque town by the sea

The internal colours

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

A talking palace

The chocolate of Modica

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

A museum to save a tradition

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A feast only for Scicli

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

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

An eagle-shaped city

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A triumph of colour

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

One city, three sites

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Feasting in Palazzolo

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

A colourful floor

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

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

The disastrous earthquake

The interior and its masterpieces

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

A half-Baroque church

The Burgos crucifix

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Wonderful quick decorations

Two illustrious patron saints

New roads for Catania

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

From International Gothic to present day

The church of Carmine

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A square as the heart of the city

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

Norman apses

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

A new site for a new city

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The colours of the cathedral

The Maiolica of the staircase

Limestone, the colour of harmony

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

The Staircase of Angels

A hall for the feasts

The city of museums

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Many owners, one palace

Prominent façade

Searching for colour

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A symbol for the town

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Between white and black

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

The wall comes to life

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

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

A long reconstruction

A Nobel Prize in Modica

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

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

A city in colour

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

A prominent church

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A small room with a golden entrance

A miniature city

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Some prestigious works

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

A majestic and luminous church

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo