Palazzo Ugo delle Favare is a historic jewel located in the heart of Palermo, encompassing centuries of history and culture. Its history begins in the 17th century when the Bologna plan included in its fronts the convent and church of San Nicolò dei Carmelitani, the opposite palace of Don Aolisio Bologna, on the Cassaro the house of the Afflitto barons of Sinagra, and on the flank, facing the heart of the Mandamento, three patrician houses: the Lombardi, the Ram (Genoese patricians) and the Graffeo.
In 1615 a member of the Gioeni family, princes of Castiglione (who had arrived in Sicily at the time of Peter of Aragon) bought and unified the three pal aces, realizing a grand palace worthy of the rank of his lineage.

As early as two generations later, the palace had passed to the Filangeri of San Marco.
Even at that time, the memory of the three earlier palaces was not completely lost, as remnants of the sixteenth-century paintings that the Rams had had done on the facade (in the classic Genoese tradition) were apparently detectable.

In the early 1700s Don Vincenzo Ugo, a jurist from an Agrigento family and president of the Grand Court, bought the palace and proceeded with a radical renovation including the creation of the dramatic three-entrance facade that we still admire today.

Vigorous members of seventeenth-century taste divide the elevation into panels within which open high windows surmounted by curvilinear tympanums. In the center is the honor balcony supported by stone columns and corbels in the form of a triton, with a classical aedicule window flanked by 16th-century sculptures of the Gaginian school.

In 1943, what had been the scenic backdrop of the Bologna floor for centuries was hit hard by a bomb that caused the ruinous collapse of much of the right wing, which contained the ballroom, and more than a third of the elevation. And so, despite partial reconstruction, the signs of this tragic event remained visible for a good 80, long, years.

In 2023, Palazzo Ugo delle Favare, succeeded over time then by the Marquises Salvo di Pietraganzili and now by the Camerata Scovazzo heirs, underwent a restoration process to restore it to its former glory. The owners obtained the approval of the Palermo Superintendency of Cultural Heritage to proceed with the restoration, taking advantage of the facade bonus benefits. This restoration has contributed to the redevelopment of the historic Piazza Bologni, one of the most beautiful in Palermo.

Bologni Square, with its rectangular shape and the statue of Charles V in the center, has witnessed many historical events. The square has recently been restored and has become one of the city's most beautiful living rooms. Its history dates back to the 16th century when it was opened and initially called Largo Aragona in honor of the reigning ruler. It later took the name Largo dei Bologna because of the presence of the Palazzo Alliata di Villafranca, which belonged to Luigi Beccadelli Bologna, baron of Campofranco, from 1573.

Palazzo Ugo delle Favare is one of the most iconic structures that make up this scenic square. Its complex history and wartime scars add a unique charm to this historic building that bears witness to Palermo's glorious past. Thanks to the recent restoration, the result of the foresight and love for the city of the Camerata - Scovazzo heirs, to whom all our esteem goes, the palace will continue to be an integral part of the city's rich history.