Palazzo Corvaja
Palazzo Corvaja is a medieval palace in Taormina, Sicily, Italy. It was principally built at the end of the 14th century and is named after one of the oldest and most prominent families of Taormina, which owned it from 1538 to 1945.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Museum
- Description: building in Taormina, Italy
- Also known as: “Corvaja Palace” and “Palazzo Corvaia”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ancient theatre of Taormina and Santa Caterina church.
Ancient theatre of Taormina
Theater building
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The ancient theatre of Taormina is an ancient Greek theatre in Taormina, Sicily, built in the third century BC. Ancient theatre of Taormina is situated 370 metres southeast of Palazzo Corvaja.
Santa Domenica Vergine e Martire church
Church
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Domenica Vergine e Martire church is situated 130 metres south of Palazzo Corvaja.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Giardini Naxos and Naxos.
Giardini Naxos
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Giardini Naxos is a town in the Messina Province of Sicily. It lies on the east coast midway between Messina to the north and Catania to the south. Just above it is the mountain town of Taormina.
Naxos
Neighborhood
Photo: Alun Salt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Naxos or Naxus was an ancient Greek city of Magna Graecia, presently situated in modern Giardini Naxos near Taormina on the east coast of Sicily. Much of the site has never been built on and parts have been excavated in recent years. Naxos is situated 3½ km southwest of Palazzo Corvaja.
Mongiuffi Melia
Village
Mongiuffi Melia is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about 170 kilometres east of Palermo and about 40 kilometres southwest of Messina. Mongiuffi Melia is situated 6 km north of Palazzo Corvaja.
Palazzo Corvaja
- Categories: palace, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Taormina, Messina, Sicily, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.85392° or 37° 51′ 14″ northLongitude
15.28852° or 15° 17′ 19″ eastElevation
220 metres (722 feet)Open location code
8F9QV73Q+HCOpenStreetMap ID
way 230513046OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
11127539Wikidata ID
Q3889942
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Piemontese—“Palazzo Corvaja” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Corvaja Palace”
- Dutch: “Palazzo Corvaja”
- German: “Corvaja Palast”
- German: “Palazzo Corvaia”
- Italian: “Palazzo Corvaja”
- Piemontese: “Palass Corvaia”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Palazzo Corvaja”. Photo: Pjt56, CC BY-SA 3.0.