Palazzo Forcella de Seta

The Palazzo Forcella de Seta is an eclectic-style aristocratic palace located facing the Mediterranean in the ancient quarter of Kalsa of central Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy.

In front of the Northeast corner, in front of the seaside facade, is the Monument to Vincenzo Florio Sr.. An opening in the walls towards the sea was present here in the 14th-century this area had been populated by a Greeks, and a church was located here titled San Nicolò dei Greci (also called San Nicolò la Carruba).

The present palace building was erected on the ruins of the former “casina a mare” of the Bonanno family, Princes of Cattolica.

The building has eclectic quotes from a melange of local styles including Romanesque and Moorish, Gothic, and Neoclassical architecture.

It now houses the offices of the Associazione di Costruttori Edile ed Affini de Palermo, or ANCE.

View of Porta dei Greci from land-side