Via Vetriera
Via Vetriera is a street in the historic Kalsa area of the city of Palermo . It connects Via Alloro with Via dello Spasimo and leads directly to the church of Santa Maria dello Spasimo . The church of Ss. Giugliano ed Euno is on the street and has the main entrance to Piazza Magione , formerly a residential area. In the meantime, the houses on the street, which were once threatened by collapse, have been renovated, and there are attractive restaurants in some noble historical palazzi.
The name
Via Vetriera was named after a glass factory for everyday objects such as dishes and vases, which was located here in the 16th century, but which no longer existed at the beginning of the 17th century. DI Giovanni wrote in 1615: in esso via e casa del dottor Triolo e poi un palagio, ove era prima la vitrera . (... in that street was the house of Doctor Triolo, and then a palace where the glass factory was previously).
Significant people
Several important people lived in Via Vetriera.
- Domenico Costantino , a 19th century sculptor, lived here.
- Paolo Borsellino , public prosecutor and opponent of the Mafia. The Borsellino family had their house and a pharmacy here. The pharmacy's sign has been restored and a plaque commemorates the assassination attempt in which the judge was killed.
- Rita Borsellino , sister of Paolo Borsellino, she was a politician and, like her brother, very involved in the fight against the Mafia. As a pharmacist, she took over her father's pharmacy.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mario Di Liberto: Nuovissimo stradario storico di Palermo . Edizioni GRIFO, Lecce 1995