Palazzo Valguarnera, Nicosia

Palaces of the 24 Barons

Palazzo Valguarnera

Palace linked to the Valguarnera family, a Sicilian house of ancient nobility present in Nicosia as well.

© Foto territorio Nicosia

The family

The Valguarnera family belongs to the group of 24 baronial stocks that shaped Nicosia’s civil and architectural history. Over the centuries, the baronial families built a fabric of palaces and residences that still forms the monumental identity of the historic centre.

The palace

Palazzo Valguarnera sits within the network of baronial palaces of central Nicosia. The building is photographically documented and is part of the civil heritage mapped by studies on Nicosia’s historic palaces.

Heritage under study

The exact construction date, later interventions and historical events are being consolidated with the municipal historical archive. Visit Nicosia updates this entry as new verifications come in.

To visit

  • By appointment: contact the Tourism Office of the Municipality of Nicosia to arrange access.
  • Combine with: a walk through the centre to discover the other baronial palaces and Nicosia’s heritage sites.

See together

  • The overview of the 24 Barons’ Palaces (entry),
  • the historic centre of Nicosia (entry),
  • the walking tour of the historic centre (experience).