A noble residence with an elaborate baroque balcony.
Built by the Nicastro family in the first half of the 18th century, it welcomed famous visitors such as Jean Houel on his Grand Tour in the late 1700s, before later becoming the city’s records office, or Cancelleria.
The main façade of the palace has a large overhanging balcony, supported by elaborate corbels; these decorations are typical of the baroque and late-baroque period when Ragusa and the whole of the Val di Noto region was rebuilt following a massive earthquake.
The palace, along with Itria church and Palazzo Cosentini, form one of the most striking baroque parts of the city.
Palazzo della Cancelleria is currently undergoing renovation.
