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Bagheria - Palermo
Bagheria is a town and comune in Sicily region (south of Italy) in the territory of the Province of Palermo. With more than 55.000 inhabitants is one of the most populous comunes in the province of Palermo.The small town of Bagheria expanded about the 17th century when the prince Giuseppe Branciforte in 1658 built Villa Butera. In the following years other mansions were built round it and in the neighbourhood. In 1769 Salvatore Branciforti designed the urban development plan of the new village of Bagheria. Visit BagheriaCutò Palace in Bagheria. It was built in the early 18th century, with an elegant five arches loggia and became property of Filangeri family, princes of Cutò. Inguaggiato Palace in Bagheria. It was built in 1770. The façade, in golden tufa of Aspra, is richly decorated according to the style of Louis the XVIth. Main Church in Bagheria. It was built in yellow tufa in 1708 and keeps the 'Madonna with Child', a relief by Antonello Gagini, and a crucifix by Filippo Quattrocchi. The Gallery of Contemporary and Modern Art in Bagheria. Housed in the 18th century Villa Cattolica, it was born in 1973 thanks to a rich donation by Renato Guttuso. It collects various water-colours of Guttusòs father, Gioacchino, and works of Mirko Basaldella, Robert Carrol, Mario Schifano, Domenico Quattrociocchi, Ernesto Treccani, Carlo Levi. The Municipal Library F. Scaduto in Bagheria. It keeps, besides 10.000 volumes, relics of Garibaldi time, 18th century liveries, elements of popular art, arms. Villa Butera in Bagheria. Dating back to 1658 it is the oldest villa built in Bagheria by the palermitane aristocracy who here had taken up its own summer residence. The façade presents, above the clock, the coat of arms of the Branciforte family and it is animated by a staircase with two flights. Villa Cattolica in Bagheria. Built in 1737, it has a rather rigid structure animated by the central large staircase. Today it houses the Civic Gallery of Modern Art. Villa Palagonia in Bagheria. Prince Ferdinando Francesco Gravina had it built and to plan it he called in 1715 the architect Tommaso Maria Napoli. Later on his grandchild enriched it with 'monstrous' stone statues, making it Bagheriàs most famous villa. Inside an elliptical hall people can see frescoes representing the labours of Hercules and the famous large hall decorated with marbles and mirrors. Villa Valguarnera in Bagheria. Built from 1721 by the architect Tommaso Maria Napoli, it is Bagheriàs most sumtuous villa. The back façade is straight-lined but surrounded by Ignazio Marabittìs statues. It has an elliptical large hall decorated by Elia Interguglielmi. Velascòs frescoes are interesting. Villa Villarosa in Bagheria. It was built at the end of the 18th century, in the neoclassical style, and especially in the corinthian colonnade adorning the façade. It is beautiful also for the golden tufaceaus stone of Aspra with it is built. Villa Trabia in Bagheria. Built towards the half of the 18th century it is plunged in a beautiful park and in a thick citrus-grove. The statue of the Abundance adornig the basin in front of the façade is Ignazio Marabittìs work. We propose a little Itinerary in Bagheria for who loves art and history. Itinerary in the Baroque Mansion-Houses in Bagaria. Bagheria gathers together in its territory some of the most beautiful baroque mansion-houses of the interland of Palermo. From the lovely bathing-resort of Aspra a straight stretch road, wanted by Salvatore Branciforti, climbs, leading to Corso Butera and then to the town center. After Villa Cattolica and Palazzo Cutò, on the right of the main street, at No. 112, stands Palazzo Inguaggiato. Going on you can get to Piazza Vittorio Emanuele with a fountain and the Main Church. The Main street stops in front of Villa Butera on the right of wich, in a hight position, it is possible to reach Villa Villarosa. Come back to the square, in front of the Main Church, you can come on to Corso Umberto; beyond two 18th century pilasters begins Via IV Novembre that leads to Villa Trabia. Corso Umberto ends in Piazza Garibaldi where, on the left, between two monstrous figures, opens the entrance of Villa Palagonia, while on the right there is the monumental entrance of Villa Valguarnera. Official website: http://www.comune.bagheria.pa.it |
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