Palazzo Pastore is a civil building located in
Alcamo, in the
province of Trapani.
Description
It is one of the best-known and most beautiful palaces in Alcamo; in
neoclassical style, it was built at the end of the 18th century by the
baron
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Nicolò Pastore, the first baron of Rincione
[Roberto Calia: I Palazzi dell'aristocrazia e della borghesia alcamese; Alcamo, Carrubba, 1997] and the father of the more famous
Felice Pastore
Felice Pastore (August 5, 1786–May 9, 1862) was an Italian nobleman.
Biography
Felice Pastore Cambon, baron of Rincione was born in Palermo from Don Nicolò and Donna Anna Combon. This Sicilian feudal title was created by the King of Sicily, ...
, politician and benefactor.
Various noblemen and
princes
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were hosted in this wonderful place over time.
The building has three floors and three internal courts, one of them very large; the façade has some structural parts similar to those of the
Mother Church and other palaces. The entrance leading to the two stairs is imposing: on the northern side there are eight columns made with red marble and a ceiling with
rib
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s, with four
round arch
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Arches may be sy ...
es leading to the two stairs and to the main court.
[
On the northern wall of the staircase there is a plaque which commemorates the stay of His Majesty Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies in 1799. There is another entrance from via Cernaia, with two rooms used as a ]gatehouse
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and a stairway leading to the first floor, where there are 12 rooms and other accessories that were the servants’ quarters at one time.[
]
See also
* Casa De Ballis
* Palazzo Rossotti-Chiarelli
* Villa Luisa (Alcamo)
Villa Luisa is a mansion located in the town centre of Alcamo, in the province of Trapani.
History
It is an elegant villa probably built in 1903
References
Sources
* Roberto Calia: I Palazzi dell'aristocrazia e della borghesia alcamese; Alcamo, Carrubba, 1997
* P.M. Rocca: di alcuni antichi edifici di Alcamo; Palermo, tip. Castellana-Di Stefano, 1905
* Giuseppe Polizzi: I monumenti di antichità e d'arte della provincia di Trapani; Trapani, Giovanni Modica Romano, 1879, p. 61
External links
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* {{Citation, url=http://www.cartogiraffe.com/italia/sicilia/trapani/alcamo/palazzo+pastore/, title=Palazzo Pastore
Buildings and structures in Alcamo
Buildings and structures completed in the 18th century
18th-century establishments in Italy
18th-century architecture in Italy