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Historic villa / palace
Palazzo Montalto
Building in Syracuse, Italy
- Within the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Syracuse and the Rocky Necropolis of Pantalica”
At a glance
- Style
- Gothic architecture
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 37°03′42″ N, 15°17′40″ E
- Address
- Via dei Mergulensi
History and description
Palazzo Montalto, also known as Palazzo Mergulese-Montalto, is a late 14th-century palace on the island of Ortygia in Syracuse, Sicily.
History
The palace was built in 1397 for Maciotta Mergulese. This is commemorated by the following inscription on the façade:
Haec Mirgulensis Macciotta Palatia Struxit Cui Suarum Summa Virtutum Copia Surgit Anno Milleno Tercenteno Nonageno Septeno Mundo Verno Veniente Supremo
In the 15th century, the Queen of Aragon gave the palace to Filippo Montalto. It was used as a temporary hospital during a cholera epidemic in 1837, and it was used by the Figlie della Carità in 1854.
Architecture
The palace is built in Chiaramontan Gothic architecture. Its façade is characterized by a number of mullioned windows decorated with flower motifs. It also has a palline losanghe cornice, similar to the one found at Palazzo Falson in Mdina, Malta.
The portal is topped by an aedicula containing a marble slab with an inscription and the date of construction.
Text from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Full article: «Palazzo Montalto».
Photos
Getting there
SiracusaTrain, nearest
1.5 km as the crow flies
Palazzo MontaltoVia dei Mergulensi
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Palazzo Montalto?
Palazzo Montalto is in Syracuse, in the province of Siracusa (Sicily), Italy. Address: Via dei Mergulensi. GPS coordinates: 37.06160, 15.29443.
What else is there to see near Palazzo Montalto?
Nearby you’ll find: Temple of Artemis in Syracuse (200 m away), Palazzo Vermexio (200 m away), Teatro dei pupi (200 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Ortigia, palazzo montalto 01 — sailko, CC BY 2.5
- 0170 - Siracusa - Palazzo Mergulese-Montalto (1397) - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 15-Oct-2008 — Giovanni Dall'Orto., Attribution
- 0171 - Siracusa - Lapide su Palazzo Mergulese-Montalto (1397) - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 15-Oct-2008 — Giovanni Dall'Orto., Attribution
- 2864 - Siracusa - Palazzo Mergulese-Montalto (1397) - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 22-May-2008 — Giovanni Dall'Orto., Attribution
- 2867 - Siracusa - Palazzo Mergulese-Montalto (1397) - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 22-May-2008 — Giovanni Dall'Orto, Attribution
- 2868 - Siracusa - Palazzo Mergulese-Montalto (1397) - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 22-May-2008 — Giovanni Dall'Orto, Attribution
- 2869 - Siracusa - Palazzo Mergulese-Montalto (1397) - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 22-May-2008 — Giovanni Dall'Orto, Attribution
- 2870 - Siracusa - Palazzo Mergulese-Montalto (1397) - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 22-May-2008 — Giovanni Dall'Orto, Attribution
- 2871 - Siracusa - Palazzo Mergulese-Montalto (1397) - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto, 22-May-2008 — Giovanni Dall'Orto., Attribution
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences