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 role of the religious orders in rebuilding the Val di Noto

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

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

From International Gothic to present day

A majestic and luminous church

The two churches

A city in colour

Limestone, the colour of harmony

A new site for a new church

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

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

Modica, a city with ancient origins

The disastrous earthquake

The Burgos crucifix

A miniature city

The wall comes to life

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

Discovering the mother church

Searching for colour

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

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Norman apses

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

Feasting in Palazzolo

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

An eagle-shaped city

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

A half-Baroque church

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

One city, three sites

A talking palace

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

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

The Baroque town by the sea

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

A square as the heart of the city

The city of museums

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

Two illustrious patron saints

The Maiolica of the staircase

A museum to save a tradition

The church of Carmine

A prominent church

A long reconstruction

A triumph of colour

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

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

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The colours of the cathedral

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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

The chocolate of Modica

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The interior and its masterpieces

A colourful floor

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

Wonderful quick decorations

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Some masterpieces

A new site for a new city

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

A small room with a golden entrance

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

Many owners, one palace

Some prestigious works

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

A feast only for Scicli

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

The Staircase of Angels

Feast days

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The internal colours

New roads for Catania

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

One city, two sites

Prominent façade

Between white and black

A symbol for the town

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

A hall for the feasts

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

The theatre of taste

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo