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

From International Gothic to present day

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

An eagle-shaped city

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Wonderful quick decorations

Prominent façade

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

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Limestone, the colour of harmony

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

A feast only for Scicli

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

A majestic and luminous church

A city in colour

A prominent church

A miniature city

A square as the heart of the city

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

The two churches

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

One city, three sites

The chocolate of Modica

Modica, a city with ancient origins

A new site for a new city

The city of museums

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The Burgos crucifix

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The disastrous earthquake

New roads for Catania

Many owners, one palace

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

A half-Baroque church

A new site for a new church

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

Two illustrious patron saints

A symbol for the town

A hall for the feasts

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

The church of Carmine

Between white and black

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

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

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

Searching for colour

One city, two sites

The Baroque town by the sea

A talking palace

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

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

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

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

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

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

Norman apses

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Feast days

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A long reconstruction

The Staircase of Angels

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Feasting in Palazzolo

The wall comes to life

Some masterpieces

A museum to save a tradition

Discovering the mother church

The colours of the cathedral

The senses tell the story of the church of San Giuseppe

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

The theatre of taste

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

A colourful floor

The internal colours

The interior and its masterpieces

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

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

A triumph of colour

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

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

A small room with a golden entrance

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

Some prestigious works