What you'll hear inside Palacete Chino:

• 1
  Ballroom (semi-basement)

  The ballroom occupies the basement level of the Palazzina Cinese, sharing the floor with the small audience chamber.

• 2
  Audience Hall (basement)

  The audience chamber occupies a mezzanine level within the Palazzina Cinese, positioned adjacent to the ballroom.

• 3
  Dining Room with Mathematical Table

  The dining room in Palazzina Cinese features the ingenious 'mathematical table', a dumb waiter system designed by architect Giuseppe Venanzio Marvuglia.

• 4
  Chinese Reception Room (First Floor)

  The Chinese-style reception hall occupies the first floor of the Palazzina Cinese and ranks among the ensemble's finest spaces.

• 5
  Royal Bedroom

  The King's Bedroom occupies the first floor of the Palazzina Cinese, adjoining the Chinese-style reception hall.

• 6
  Apartamentos de la Reina María Carolina (segunda planta)

  Queen Maria Carolina of Austria's private apartments occupy the second floor of the Palazzina Cinese, forming her personal quarters within the royal residence.

• 7
  Upper Octagonal Terrace (pagoda-covered)

  The Upper Octagonal Terrace crowns the Palazzina Cinese, topped by a distinctive pagoda-style roof that defines the building's striking silhouette.

• 8
  Escaleras helicoidales exteriores

  The Palazzina Cinese features two spectacular spiral staircases on its exterior flanks, housed within small towers on either side of the building.

• 9
  Turkish Room

  The Sala alla turca occupies the second floor of the Palazzina Cinese and showcases Moorish-influenced decoration with intricate arabesque stuccowork and geometric patterns.

• 10
  Sala Herculana

  The Sala Herculana occupies the second floor of the Palazzina Cinese in Palermo, situated alongside the Sala alla Turca, the Stanza della Regina and a terrace.

• 11
  Italian Rear Garden

  The Rear Italian Garden sits behind the Palazzina Cinese, created around 1800.

• 12
  Chinese Temple of the Garden

  The Chinese Pavilion is a modest oriental-style structure set in the rear gardens of the Palazzina Cinese, designed as an ornamental feature within the landscaped grounds surrounding this royal…