Valguarnera Gangi Palace
Piazza Croce dei Vespri The first nucleus of the building dates back to the fifteenth century but only around 1750 did the transformations desired by the then owner Pietro Valguarnera begin in the luxurious building that can still be admired today. From the entrance you enter a courtyard from which winds a Baroque-style staircase by Andrea Gigante, consisting of two flights and enriched by columns on which marble busts rest and a wrought iron railing. From the staircase leads to an entrance whose walls you can admire precious tapestries, from this entrance there is access to the splendid halls including: the hall of honor with the ceiling decorated with magnificent frescoes; the oval hall in which on above the door the Sicilian rivers are depicted and the majolica floor shows the coat of arms of the Valguarnera family; the yellow room, which owes its name to the color of the damask that covers the walls, decorated with fine stuccoes and a fresco representing the Triumph of virtues; the red room where a collection of Murano glass is kept and the famous Gallery of mirrors whose peculiarity is the double ceiling through which, through some openings, it is possible to admire a large central fresco representing the Triumph of Faith, and still other more or less large halls all richly furnished and decorated. Curiosity: The palace hosted artists such as Bellini, Rossini and Wagner who, as evidenced by a letter from the great Bavarian musician to the hosts, began to compose the Parsifal there. Luchino Visconti shot the waltz scene from his masterpiece "Il Gattopardo"
Property bound pursuant to Legislative Decree 42/2004
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DDS n. 7416 of 13.08.2008/XNUMX/XNUMX |
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