CORVAJA PALACE - Palazzo Corvaja

While walking around Taormina one comes across beautiful medieval constructions such as the “palazzetti merlati”, so called because on the summit are visible the swallowtailed battlements that refer to the Sicilian architecture, which between the XII and the XV century characterized the Sicilian gothic. Among these stands Palazzo Corvaja, which rises in the area where once was the ancient Greek agorà, then Roman Forum, the center of the political and social activities of the Greek-Roman civilization. The palace comes alive from an ancient Arabic tower whose body is still visible in the courtyard, where access to the first floor opens. From the Norman era to the Swabian one, the structure has undergone several modernization works: the crenellated building was added to the Salon of the avenger Master, where one practiced and administered justice in medieval times. The right wing of the palace dates back to the first decade of the fifteenth century when the Parliament Hall was created, the great space made to meet requirements of history and diplomacy. From 1538 to 1945, the building became part of the heritage of the Corvaja family, of which it still bears the name. In 1938 the family commissioned a new restoration and after a period of state of abandon, following the wartime, he was given back the ancient beauty of the Sicilian floral gothic style.