Palazzo Zacco, Baroque palace in Ragusa, Italy
Palazzo Zacco is a Baroque palace in Ragusa with two street facades decorated with six large balconies. Each balcony features elaborate stone carvings showing musicians, grotesque faces, and mythological figures carved directly into the stonework.
The palace was commissioned by Baron Melfi di Sant'Antonio in 1750. A century later, the Zacco family acquired the building and gave it their name.
The building houses the Museum of Peasant Time with traditional farming tools and objects from Sicily. These items show how people once worked the land and what they used every day to do their jobs.
The palace stands at the corner of Via San Vito and Corso Vittorio Veneto as a protected monument. Visitors can view the building from the outside and take part in guided tours that focus on its architecture and history.
One of the balconies displays a surprising carving: a musician playing what looks like an exotic instrument next to a face making funny expressions. This playful mix of serious art and humor sets this balcony apart from the others.
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