Palace La Rocca

Palazzo La Rocca, located on Via Capitano Bocchieri in Ragusa Ibla, is a fine example of late Baroque Sicilian architecture. Built between 1760 and 1780 at the behest of Baron Don Saverio La Rocca di Sant’Ippolito, the building has two floors with a façade approximately 50 metres long, enriched by eight balconies supported by pitch-stone corbels, each decorated with anthropomorphic figures and scenes of daily life. The main entrance features a portal with a goose-breasted upper balcony. Inside, an atrium with a double flight of pitchstone stairs and a floor decorated with white limestone inserts and majolica tiles leads to the noble rooms, which preserve 18th-century furnishings. The palace houses the MUSAC (Museum of the History of Architecture and Construction in the Mediterranean), managed by the A.St.R.A.Co. association, which promotes the local architectural heritage through exhibitions and cultural activities.