Palazzo Chiaramonte

The Palazzo Chiaramonte-Steri is a 14th-century palace in Palermo, Sicily. Built for the powerful Chiaramonte family, it later served as the residence of the viceroys of Sicily and, from 1604 to 1782, as the seat of the Inquisition in Palermo; since 1943 it has housed the rectorate of the University of Palermo.

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Palazzo Chiaramonte ranks #2,006 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #157 of the 288 mapped in Italy. See how Italy compares in the castle statistics.

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