Architectural Styles
Sicilian Baroque
Alt names / subperiods
Timeline
Distinguishing Features
Geographic Presence
1693-1780s
- Dramatic Use of Light and Shadow with contrast through deep recesses and projecting elements
- elaborate decorations
- stucco reliefs
- intricate sculptures
- decorative motifs
- floral and organic forms
- sweeping curves
- dynamic shapes
- fluidity in facades & interiors
- grand staircases
- large domes
- expansive courtyards
- gardens and public squares
- Sicily
Common Building Types
Landmark buildings
Historic Accommodation Types
Accommodation Examples
- Churches
- palaces
- town halls
- theatres
- monasteries
- convents
Val di Noto Towns including Noto, Ragusa, Modica, Scicli, Caltagirone, Militello Val di Catania, Palazzolo Acreide, and Catania;
Sicilian churches
- Cathedral of San Giorgio
- Church of San Domenico
- Cathedral of Catania
- Church of the Gesù
- Palazzina Cinese
- Church of San Francesco d’Assisi
- Duomo di Noto
- Palazzo Biscari
- Church of Santa Maria dell’Ammiraglio
- Church of San Giuseppe
- Santa Maria dell’Itria; Santa Maria La Nova Scicli
Palazzo
- Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata Noto
- Palazzo Zacco Ragusa,
- Palazzo hotels (noble palaces)
- Historic townhouse / “dimora storica” guesthouses
- Convent / monastery conversions
- Converted civic buildings / aristocratic annexes
- Rural masserie / estates with Baroque-period fabric
- Heritage serviced apartments in Baroque buildings
- Baroque towns of the Val di Noto (including Noto, Ragusa, Modica, Scicli, Caltagirone, Militello Val di Catania, Palazzolo Acreide, and Catania)
Noto (Val di Noto Baroque)
- Noto Boutique Hotel
- Palazzo Landolina;
- Hotel Q92
- Seven Rooms Villadorata
- B&B BaRock
- Sikelia Suites Noto
- Gagliardi Boutique Hotel
- Palazzo Trigona Suite Noto
Ragusa
- Hotel Il Barocco Ragusa
- Baroque Ibla B&B Ragusa
- Locanda Don Serafino
Adaptive Reuse
- Hotel Villa del Lauro Ragusa
Landmarks
Original Accommodation
Adapted Visitor Accommodation
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