Villa Napoli
Villa Napoli is a building with a park in Palermo . The villa takes its name from its last owners, the Napoli family, who acquired the villa in 1758.
The Villa
The villa was built by the Ventimiglia family in the 16th century using the remains of the Torre Alfaina, the former royal castle of Cuba Soprana in the Renaissance style. The villa has been rebuilt several times over the centuries.
In the 17th century or in the first half of the 18th century, a monumental staircase with a baroque stone balustrade was built in front of the south facade . In the second half of the 18th century, Carlo Di Napoli had the parlor on the upper floor and the chapel dedicated to St. Rosalia frescoed by the painter Vito D'Anna .
During renovation work in 1920, Norman masonry with bricked-up pointed arches was discovered on the east facade of the villa , which Nino Basile identified as a remnant of the Cuba Soprana.
In 1991 the region of Sicily acquired the villa and began extensive restoration work . In addition to the restoration of the facade and the interior, the Norman masonry discovered in 1920 was exposed again.
The park
The park belonging to the villa was originally an ornamental garden . In the 19th century it was converted into a landscape park.
Today, only a strip about 200 meters long and at its widest point 100 meters wide is left of the original park. In addition to a few tall trees, there are mainly citrus plants .
At the end of the park away from the villa stands the Cubula , the last remaining pavilion from the former royal park .
literature
- Museum Without Borders (Ed.): Arab-Norman Art - Sicily's Culture in the Middle Ages . International cycle of exhibition streets Islamic Art in the Mediterranean, Ernst Wasmuth, Tübingen, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3803041023 .
Web links
- Description of the villa on salvalartesicilia.it ( memento from February 18, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
Coordinates: 38 ° 6 '22.3 " N , 13 ° 20' 3.2" E