Palazzo Bìscari è il più importante palazzo nobiliare di Catania, sito nel quartiere Civita e gioiello del barocco siciliano.
L’edificio fu realizzato per volere del principe Ignazio Paternò Castello III° Principe di Biscari (m. 1699) subito dopo il terremoto che distrusse Catania nel 1963.
Il figlio Vincenzo ( 1685-1749) IV° principe, proseguì l’opera e il nipote Ignazio V° (1714-1786) la completò, dedicandone ampli locali alla costituzione di un Museo archeologico, numismatico, naturalistico aperto a tutti gli studiosi.
Tra i celebri visitatori del palazzo si ricorda soprattutto lo scrittore Johann Wolfgang Goethe che, nel corso del suo viaggio in Italia, venne ricevuto dal principe di Bìscari il 3 maggio 1787, poco dopo la morte del padre Ignazio.
Oggi oltre ad essere la dimora della famiglia Biscari, rappresenta uno splendido scenario per manifestazioni di prestigio di carattere mondano e culturale.
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Posizione
Via Museo Biscari, 10 – 95131 Catania
Profilo IG @palazzobiscari