Located in the Kalsa district of Palermo, that of the former Arab citadel, the Mirto Palace belonged to the Filangeri family, a famous family from southern Italy of Norman origin, descended from the legendary knight Angerio, who arrived with Tancred from Normandy in the 11th century and who overthrew the Lombards of southern Italy.
These Filangeri left Naples for Sicily in order to escape Angevin domination. In the 17th century, Giuseppe Filangeri was named Prince of Mirto (a village in the province of Messina).
Presentation and tour of the palace
The oldest structures of the Mirto Palace date from the 13th century, but it took on its current appearance around the 17th century, later remodeled in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was given to the Region of Sicily in 1982 by Maria Concetta Filangeri.
Today it is a “museum palace,” a representative example of the aristocratic architecture of Palermo, with its furniture dating from the 17th to the 19th century, large Murano glass chandeliers, Chinese lacquered panels, porcelains, tapestries, an organ, prestigious pianos, etc.
One can discover its various rooms, including the Salvatore Rosa Room, decorated with canvases by the Neapolitan artist whose name it took; the Dressing Room; the smoking room whose walls are covered in leather; the Reception Room; the Baldachin Room with its walls covered in embroideries on the theme of Jerusalem Delivered and ceiling frescoes celebrating the glory of Bernardo Filangeri.
Where the Mirto Palace of Palermo is located
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| Palazzo Mirto Via Merlo, 2, 90133 Palermo The palace is currently closed to the public (as of January 20, 2026, and since December 22, 2023) for technical safety reasons, with an unknown reopening date. Sources and external sites
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