Nicolaci Palace

An opulent Baroque palace belonging to the princes of Villadorata. You can visit some of the grand rooms including the lavishly decorated ballroom where piano recitals are sometimes held. Worth noting are the balconies with baroque masks for corbels, typical of the Sicilian Baroque style.

Five winged horses appear as corbels on the front of Palazzo Nicolaci di Villadorata (1733) on Via Corrado Nicolaci in Noto, Sicily, Italy. Five plump faces appear on the corbels supporting a balcony of the palace. An annual flower festival called the Infiorata tajkes place on Via Corrado Nicolaci in front of the palace every May.

Included in the combo tour with the theatre Di Lorenzo and the City Hall (total a tenner). On its own it’s €4 and absolutely worth it. Whilst not as WOW as Palazzo Castellucio, the ballroom is magnificent and the rest of the rooms lovely enough to stroll through. English language placards in most of the rooms if I do recall but they offer general histories and don’t detail all the wonderful artifacts.

Virtually a few steps away from the cathedral well worth a visit. Few rooms have explanatory cards though which is a pity. Great views from the ballroom's balcony

Step in and touch the past of Noto. Interesting place showing you the history of this famous local family as well as their way from France to Italy and Sicily in this case. Walking around in the rooms one has the opportunity to see the "old" way of spending time, having guests, entertaining family and friends in the music room as well as enjoy the view from the balcony. It is worth visiting and exploring this house full of marble.

A private palace. The last owner didn't have any offspring so it was sold to the state. It is beautifully presented. Especially the ceiling paintings and decorations with 3D effects.

The staff was very kind and the view from the balconies was beautiful. I recommend the combined ticket, together with Municipio and Teatro Tina di Lorenzo

The receptionist here made the visit. She was very keen to share about the place. The place itself is quite nice. Nice but not the grandest of palazzos I've seen around.