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 story of the church of San Giuseppe

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

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Annunciation

A square as the heart of the city

The two churches

St. Agatha and the giant candelabras

A design by Vincenzo Sinatra

Wonderful quick decorations

The Baroque town by the sea

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

The Maiolica of the staircase

A Nobel Prize in Modica

A colourful floor

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The chocolate of Modica

A hall for the feasts

Between white and black

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

Fontana della Ninfa Zizza, public water in the town

A city in colour

One city, two sites

Militello, the story of an enlightened fiefdom

San Benedetto: a treasure reopened to the public

The kitchen, a treasure chest of colours

Norman apses

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

A majestic and luminous church

The character of Badia Sant’Agata

A feast only for Scicli

Corbels: a celebration of the Nicolaci family

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

Feasting in Palazzolo

A new site for a new city

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

The city of museums

The internal colours

The church of Carmine

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

The Supernatural dimension of the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento

The colours of the cathedral

Some prestigious works

From St. Thomas to St. Joseph

A long reconstruction

Places of knowledge: the Benedictines’ library

Rosario Gagliardi, the maestro of the Val di Noto

The cathedral of Sant’Agata: a lengthy reconstruction

Limestone, the colour of harmony

Modica, a city with ancient origins

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

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

Many owners, one palace

The senses tell about Palazzo La Rocca

Discovering the mother church

The senses tell about Palazzo Napolino Tommasi Rosso

The disastrous earthquake

The interior and its masterpieces

A triumph of colour

A symbol for the town

One city, three sites

A new site for a new church

Two illustrious patron saints

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

A museum to save a tradition

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

St. Sebastian, so much work!

The Infiorata, a feast of colours and flowers

The Burgos crucifix

San Nicolò l’Arena: an unfinished church

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Sebastiano

A talking palace

The Staircase of Angels

A half-Baroque church

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

The Barresi-Branciforte lords

The façade used as a puppet theatre

The Feast of San Giacomo (St. James)

An eagle-shaped city

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The wall comes to life

Prominent façade

A prominent church

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Chiara

The Benedictine Monastery, one of the largest in Europe

Some masterpieces

Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata, who is the architect?

Searching for colour

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

A new palace for the La Rocca lords

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

New roads for Catania

Connections with other UNESCO sites

Feast days

The senses tell about Palazzo Nicolaci

From International Gothic to present day

Baroque and the loss of equilibrium in the 16th century

A new entrance for Santa Chiara (St. Claire)

A miniature city

The theatre of taste

A small room with a golden entrance