Bellomo Palace Regional Gallery

The origins of the palace have been traced to the 12th century, the time of Hohenstaufen rule of Sicily.

The palace still features a number of unusually well-preserved elements from this time.

The main facade, as well as the basement and ground floor, still essentially retain the 12th-century appearance of the building.

From this period, a number of details such as portals, mullioned windows and the staircase display influences from Catalan Gothic, a style which was popular on Sicily at the time (as Sicily was at the time part of the Crown of Aragon).

One noteworthy item is an Annunciation (damaged) by Antonello da Messina.