History and Culture Listings in Italy

In Corso Manforte 35 there is Palazzo Isimbardi, a XV century building enlarged and modified through the years. Many rooms inside were painted by Tiepolo and other painters. Now it hosts the Disctrict Council. Read More

This palazzo was named after a person who commissioned its building that started in 1553 and finished in 1558. It was designed by the well-known architect Galeazzo Alessi. Inside the palazzo, which is situated in Piazza della Scala, is full of monuments, statues and paintings. Read More

The Royal Palace is one of the most beautiful architectures of the Milanese 18th century. It was the home of the Visconti and of the Sforza families in the past and later, residence of the Spanish and of the Austrian governors. Read More

One of the most important Milanese neo-classical buildings, the Royal Villa, was built in 1790 by Leopoldo Pollak. It has been the residence of Napolen and Josephine and also of Eugene Beauharnais and the General Radetzky. Read More

Whether on pilgrimage to Rome or just seeing the sights, you will find that the Basilica of San Clemente is not just another church in Rome, it is unique! Its magnificent frescoes and its twelfth-century mosaic of the Cross as the Tree of Life will engage your mind and heart. You can travel back...

In Europe, this is one of the best buildings built in Arabic style. Its name comes from the Arabic word “al-aziz” that means “the splendid one”. This indeed splendid, charming castle was built by Arabic architects on the wishes of the Norman king William II d’Altavilla and was completed...

The Chiaramonte Castle, built in 1370 in Norman-Gothic style. It stands on a high crag at 778 meters, 2 km outside the town of Mussomeli. It has large halls, dungeons and torture cells, and a chapel with a precious alabaster depicting the Madonna dell Catena (1516). Near the castle are the ruins...

La Martorana was built in 1143 and dedicated to St. Mary. The "Admiral" part of the name derives from the founder the church, George of Antioch - he was the admiral of the Norman King Roger. The church's other name comes from Eloisa Martorana, who founded a nearby Benedictine convent in 1194....

Characterized by its striking red domes, the Norman church of San Cataldo was founded by Maio of Bari, chancellor to William I, in 1154.

Maio died in 1160 and the interior was never completed. The church has belonged to the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre since 1937.

This wonderful sixteenth-century fountain can be found in the center of the square carrying the same name. It was built by the Florentine sculptor Francesco Camilliani, and originally decorated the garden of a villa in Tuscany. It was then purchased by the city of Palermo, dismantled and rebuilt...