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The town of the Leopard: Palma Montechiaro |
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Palma di Montechiaro became famous all
over the world thanks to the success of "The Leopard" writed
by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. Today it is impossible to speak about
Palma without quoting the Leopard. Palma is the "Donnafugata"
of the novel. The Lampedusas were great at Palma. They were called "race
of saints". The austere life and social works of the "Duke Saint"
were extolled by a popular song collected by Pitrè. For the tourist,
entering the monument baroque or the Ducal Palace with its stupendous
caisson ceilings is like taking a leap back in time. For gourmets, there
will be a unique opportunity: to bite, like " Don Fabrizio",
on the famous almond cakes and drinks the wines of Duca Santo
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| The Benedictine convent or Monastero.
The main church of Palma The Castle of Chiaramonte
Sister Maria Crocifissa (proclaimed venerable by Pius VI) The blessed Corbera in the novel "the Leopard"
The spendid wooden ceilings in the rooms at the Ducal Palace.
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The spendid coast of Ciotta
The beach of "Torre di Gaffe"
The spendid coast called "Sicca" near the Castle of Chiaramonte
One of the rich and finely embroidered altar cloths in the convent church.
The writer Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa at Palma in 1955 on the steps of the "Monastero"
Giulio Tomasi (known as the "Duca Santo) |
The Leopard: Tomasi's blazon.
