Description
Palazzo Bruca is an 18th-century noble palace on Via Vittorio Emanuele II, in Catania's historic center, about 200 meters from Piazza del Duomo: a facade like many others along the street, hiding a lovely courtyard inside.
The reason to peek in is precisely the courtyard, with a Neoclassical fountain depicting Neptune, the god of the sea. From the courtyard you pass into the interior rooms through a small loggia supported by Ionic columns.
The name comes from the Scammacca della Bruca princes, the family that owned it. From 2002 to January 2011 its rooms housed the Toy Museum, with rag and porcelain dolls, lead soldiers, rocking horses and dollhouses, which then moved to the Le Ciminiere exhibition center.
The reason to peek in is precisely the courtyard, with a Neoclassical fountain depicting Neptune, the god of the sea. From the courtyard you pass into the interior rooms through a small loggia supported by Ionic columns.
The name comes from the Scammacca della Bruca princes, the family that owned it. From 2002 to January 2011 its rooms housed the Toy Museum, with rag and porcelain dolls, lead soldiers, rocking horses and dollhouses, which then moved to the Le Ciminiere exhibition center.