Palazzo Biscari
The Palazzo Paternò Castello di Biscari is a monumental private palace located in Catania, Italy. The highly decorative interiors are open for guided tours, and used for social and cultural events.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Catania Cathedral and Teatro Massimo Bellini.
Catania Cathedral
Church
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The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Agatha, usually known as the Catania Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. It was the seat of the Bishops of Catania until 1859, when the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese, and since then has been the seat of the Archbishops of Catania. Catania Cathedral is situated 190 metres west of Palazzo Biscari.
Teatro Massimo Bellini
Theater building
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The Teatro Massimo Bellini is an opera house located on Piazza Vincenzo Bellini in Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. Named after the local-born composer Vincenzo Bellini, it was inaugurated on 31 May 1890 with a performance of the composer's masterwork, Norma. Teatro Massimo Bellini is situated 230 metres north of Palazzo Biscari.
San Placido
Church
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San Placido is a Roman Catholic church and former-Benedictine monastery located on the piazza of the same name in Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. The complex, two blocks east of the Catania Cathedral, spans a polygonal block encompassed by the Via Vittorio…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Civita and San Berillo.
Palazzo Biscari
- Type: Palace
- Description: palace in Catania, Italy
- Categories: historic building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Centro - S. Cristoforo, Catania, Catania, Sicily, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“Palazzo Biscari” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “比斯卡里宫”
- Dutch: “Palazzo Biscari”
- French: “palais Biscari”
- French: “Palais Biscari”
- German: “Palazzo Biscari”
- Hebrew: “פאלאצו ביסקארי”
- Italian: “Palazzo Biscari alla Marina”
- Italian: “Palazzo Biscari”
- Italian: “Palazzo e Museo del principe di Biscari”
- Portuguese: “Palazzo Biscari”
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