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Piazza Croce dei Vespri
North of Piazza della Rivoluzione, Via Aragona leads to Piazza Aragona, the first of a
confusing jumble of squares. Piazza Croce dei Vespri is named for a cross erected in
memory of the French who died in the 1282 Sicilian Vespers rebellion. Dominating is
the imposing entrance to the Palazzo Valguarnera Gangi, where Visconti filmed the
ballroom scene in The Leopard; you may be able to get a glimpse of the interior by
smooth-talking the porter.
