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Via della

Maestranza

Via della Maestranza is a exultation of baroque. The Palaces located in this street are the best and the oldest of Syracuse.

Her noble’ s houses of Baroque will win you!
Via della Maestranza is one of the most suggestive and the oldest street of Ortigia.
Entering in Via della Maestranza from Piazza Archimede, you will find Palazzo Impellizzeri-Vianisi (Via della Maestranza, 17), erected in the early ‘700.
Of the Palace, today transformed in shops, offices and private homes, you can admire the baroque facade (rich with floral decorations, battlements and pillars hemmed with geometric motifs) and the elegant inner courtyard overlooked by apartments internal.

Continuing, at number 33, you will come across in the elegant Palazzo Landolina-Bonanno, also in the Baroque style, which today houses the Tourist Board of the Autonomous Province of Siracusa. The eighteenth-century building has a portal inspired to the sixteenth century and surmounted by a balcony with a beautiful curved wrought iron railing.

A little further on, to number 50 there is one of the most important buildings belonging to the powerful family of Siracusa Gargallo.
Zappata-Gargallo Palace, dating back to 1400, was turned into eighteenth century Baroque style after the earthquake of 1693. The portal is built into a terraced structure fairly recent; the remains of an eighteenth-century staircase are the only elements of the original building that can be seen in the beautiful courtyard. In ancient times, the building (now used for private and commercial use) beyond being home of the Marquis of Zappata-Gargallo, was also used as a female orphanage.

Continuing your walk, you'll see Palazzo Spagna, one of the first eighteenth century palaces to be restored during the baroque Syracuse after the earthquake of 1693.
The arched entrance portal bears the heraldic coat of arms of the Family Spain, the upper part is characterized by elegant balconies with wrought iron domed railings.
Today, the oldest palaces host private residences and shops.

You'll arrive to the largest eighteenth century baroque palace of Siracusa. Romeo-Bufardeci Palace was erected in the early 700 by the family of Romeo Magnisi and later passed to the family Bufardeci.
The facade is rich of geometric and floral decorations, and of grotesque masks.

Finally, among the beautiful Baroque buildings stands the Palazzo Impellizzeri (Via della Maestranza, 99), which guests the University of Architecture and several exhibitions of contemporary art.
The residence of 1894 is in the Rococo style;
the front presents an entablature decorated with a floral motifs and human faces.

Finally, among the beautiful Baroque buildings stands the Palazzo Impellizzeri (Via della Maestranza, 99), which guests the University of Architecture and several exhibitions of contemporary art.

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