Nobility in Palermo

In Palermo city many noble families lived in their sumptuous palaces where baroque halls and enormous Murano chandeliers lighted the magnificence of the furniture, tapestries gold and coral embroidered, and the peculiar rococò decoration in golden stucco.

The famous Italian novel “The Leopard” depicted the nobility’s lifestyle very well: fabulous parties, beautiful ballrooms, giving us an idea about such a nostalgic past…

Wouldn’t you like to live, just for a day, the memorable events of Palermo nobility, strolling through the rich halls and feeling the emotions about such a glorious past still very present in the noble palaces?

Let’s enjoy discovering the traces of this unforgettable past with me!