Palazzo Salis
Seventeenth-century residence of the Salis counts in Tirano, with a museum circuit of frescoed rooms, a Baroque chapel and an Italian-style garden.
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About the museum
Palazzo Salis was built between 1630 and 1703 and for centuries was the residence of the Salis family, Grisons governors and podestà of Valtellina. The family, originally from the Como area and later spread through the Val Bregaglia, settled in Tirano with the Salis Zizers branch around the middle of the seventeenth century. The palace has always remained in the family's ownership, today that of the counts Sertoli Salis, and was restored to its splendour by works lasting twenty years.
The façade, in a late-sixteenth-century taste, is flanked by two towers and has a central Baroque portal designed after Vignola. A portico leads to the inner garden in the Italian style, among the most significant in Lombardy and the best known in Valtellina. It is also documented by an original plan of 1813, visible in the first room of the museum.
The museum route includes ten decorated and frescoed rooms, all restored, reached from the grand staircase and from the Salone d'onore, whose ceiling was frescoed in the eighteenth century. Among them are the Sala del soffitto ligneo (Room of the Wooden Ceiling), the Sala del soffitto policromo (Room of the Polychrome Ceiling), the Sala di Apollo e Aurora (Room of Apollo and Aurora), the Camera delle 8 Meraviglie (Room of the 8 Marvels) and the so-called Saloncello, a meeting place of Valtellina's political power in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The family's small Baroque chapel is also part of the visit. The rooms display drawings, portraits and documents on the history of the palace and the family.
Highlights
- Ten frescoed rooms with wooden and polychrome ceilings
- Camera delle 8 Meraviglie with eight lunette scenes
- Sala di Apollo e Aurora
- Saloncello, centre of Valtellina's political power in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
- Family Baroque chapel
- Italian-style garden (visit on request)
Permanent exhibition
- Percorso museale di Palazzo Salis – Circuit of ten decorated and frescoed rooms, with historic furnishings, portraits and documents on the history of the palace, the Salis family and Valtellina, plus the Baroque chapel and the Italian-style garden.
- Founded
- 2007
- Operated by
- Famiglia Sertoli Salis
- Visitors per year
- approx. 4,000
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
On request, for groups, an aperitif or buffet lunch in the palace rooms.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
- Private parties
- Corporate events
- Weddings / ceremonies
The frescoed rooms and salons host receptions, parties, weddings, meetings and conferences. Catering is provided by selected professionals.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours for small and large groups all year round by reservation. The visit may include, on request, the Italian-style garden. The experience can be completed with an aperitif or a buffet lunch in the palace rooms. |
