Villa Palagonia, Bagheria – Palermo, Sicily
Explore the stunning Villa Palagonia in Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily in this video. Discover the beauty and history of this iconic Italian landmark! #sicily #italy #palermo #thefabritz #villa #bagheria #palagonia
Villa Palagonia, Bagheria – Palermo, Sicily
Villa Palagonia is a patrician villa in Bagheria, 15 km from Palermo, in Sicily. The villa itself, built from 1715 by the architect Tommaso Napoli with the help of Agatino Daidone, is one of the earliest examples of Sicilian Baroque. However, its popularity comes mainly from the statues of monsters with human faces that decorate its garden and its wall, and earned it the nickname of /”The Villa of Monsters/” (Villa dei Mostri). #palermo #palagonia #sicily #thefabritz #bagheria #italy

The courtyard embraces the of the stunning piece of Sicilian Baroque by a series of grotesques, created from 1749 by Francesco Ferdinando II Gravina, Prince of Palagonia, which aroused the curiosity of travellers during the Grand Tour in the 18th and 19th centuries. For instance Henry Swinburne, Patrick Brydone, John Soane, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the Count de Borde, Jean-Pierre Houël and Alexandre Dumas and many others.
Stunning Villa Palagonia, Bagheria, Sicily

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