Militello in Val di Catania. Majorana della Nicchiara Palace

Militello in Val di Catania. Majorana della Nicchiara Palace

Majorana della Nicchiara Palace in Militello in Val di Catania is known as the palace of the "lions".

In fact, the splendid stone lions (re-used from some medieval buildings) decorate the cantonal with ashlars to pillow and diamond.

It was wanted in 1500 by the Barresi family, as seat of the Palace of the City .

Although remodeled, it preserves its ancient splendor in the sculptural decorations that embellish it.

It is located at the corner of Via Umberto I and Via Porta della Terra, opposite the church of Santa Maria della Stella and Palazzo Baldanza.


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Benedicta Lee

Born in Rome from an Italian mother and American father, she works as a freelance communications manager and designer in the tourism sector, a career and interest which she is pursuing with a...

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