Palazzo Spadaro Libertini – Caltagirone

Description

Built on 16^th century ruins, Palazzo Spadaro Libertini is one of the oldest palaces in Caltagirone. (CT). The incomplete façade, with traces of typically 18^th century decoration (festoons), looks onto via San Bonaventura, while two storeys in the rear overlook a carruggio and were once used as the servants’ quarter.
The reception rooms are on the piano nobile or second floor which is accessed by a typically Baroque monumental staircase in Comiso stone, illuminated by Baroque oculus windows that overlook the inner courtyard. The staircase to the right of a large entrance leads to a square inner courtyard on a 16^th century layout.
The reception rooms include 5 imposing halls and a striking entrance. The entrance, known as “the castle” because of a 12^th century stone boundary wall which provides a medieval atmosphere, leads to a square space with 15^thcentury raw stone columns and a Baroque cupola which provides access to the first hall of the Crests (approx. 35 m²) which is entirely frescoed with the arms of the Libertines of St. Mark. The hall of the Crests leads to an enfilade of a further 3 rooms: the hall of the Marbles, the Yellow room and the Pink hall or hall of Mirrors. Next to the Hall of Mirrors is the Blue hall accessed by a double door.
The building is part of the Dimore Storiche Italiane circuit.

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