Sicilian Baroque Sicilian Baroque Bagheria is a town of approximately 40,000 inhabitants in the neighbourhood of Palermo in Sicily, Italy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bagheria"
Caltanissetta (Sicilian Cartanissetta or Nissa) is a city located on the western interior of Sicily, capital of the province of Caltanissetta. It lies in an area of rolling hills with small villages and towns, crossed by the river Salso. ...more on Wikipedia about "Caltanissetta"
Catania is the second largest city of Sicily and is the capital of the province which bears its name. With 306,464 inhabitants it has the second highest population density on the island. ...more on Wikipedia about "Catania"
Giovanni Battista Landolina, " Marchese di S. Alfano" was, was a Sicilian landowner and intellectual instrumental in having the city of Noto removed from its former site on Mount Alveria to a more level location following the earthquake centred on the Val di Noto in 1693. He is commemorated by a piazza in the city named in his honour. ...more on Wikipedia about "Giovanni Battista Landolina"
Giovanni Tuccari was an 18th century Sicilian artist, of paintings and frescos during the Sicilian Baroque era. He was responsible for the frescos in the Church of San Benedetto in Catania. ...more on Wikipedia about "Giovanni Tuccari"
Giuseppe Lanza, Duke of Camastra was 17th century, Sicilian nobleman who in his capacity as Viceroy of Sicily representing the Spanish rulers of Sicily oversaw the reconstruction of many Sicilian towns and cities following the earthquake of 1693. ...more on Wikipedia about "Giuseppe Lanza"
Modica is a city in the Province of Ragusa, Sicily. The city is situated in the Iblean mountains ...more on Wikipedia about "Modica"
Noto is a city of Sicily, Italy, in the province of Syracuse, 32 km southwest of it, at the feet of Iblei Mountains. The city gives its name to the surrounding valley, Val di Noto. ...more on Wikipedia about "Noto"
Palazzo Zacco is a mansion in Ragusa, Sicily. it is most notable for the carvings in the Sicilian Baroque style which decorate its facades, especially the putti and masks which appear to support the palazzo's balconies on two of its symmetrical elevations. The palazzo was constructed circa 1750 as the townhouse for Baron Melfi di San Antonio. It was later bought by the Zacco family who renamed it after themselves as was the tradition of the time. ...more on Wikipedia about "Palazzo Zacco"
Ragusa is a city in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Ragusa, on the island of Sicily. It has 68.346 inhabitants (2001). ...more on Wikipedia about "Ragusa, Italy"
Scicli is a city in the Province of Ragusa in the south east of Sicily. It has in 2005 a population of 25,852. The city covers an area of 137.54 square kilometres. It is 25 kilometres from Ragusa, and 308 kilometres from Palermo. ...more on Wikipedia about "Scicli"
Sicilian Baroque is the distinctive form of Baroque architecture that took hold on the island of Sicily, off the southern coast of Italy, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The style is recognisable not only by its typical Baroque curves and flourishes, but also by its grinning masks and putti and a particular flamboyance that has given Sicily a unique architectural identity. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sicilian Baroque"
Syracuse (Italian Siracusa; ancient Syracusa; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a city on the eastern coast of Sicily and the capital of the province of Syracuse, Italy. Once described by Cicero as "the greatest Greek city and the most beautiful of them all", the ancient core of Syracuse is part of the UNESCO World Heritage List. ...more on Wikipedia about "Syracuse, Italy"
Val di Noto (English: Valley of Noto) is a geographical area of south east Sicily; it is dominated by the limestone Iblean plateau. In 1693 the entire area was decimated by an enormous earthquake. The area's towns were rebuilt in what came to be known as the Sicilian Baroque style; most notable the town of Noto itself, which is now a tourist attraction on account of its fine Baroque architecture. Other towns in the Val di Noto include Modica, Ragusa and Scicli. ...more on Wikipedia about "Val di Noto" http://www.shortopedia.com - forget the rest. Sicilian_Baroque
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