Before automobiles, the Sicilian upper class traveled in horse-drawn coaches. The craftsmanship was elegant and understated–very different from the colorful and detailed world-famous Sicilian carts of the lower classes.
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The Baronial class of Sicily that ruled for centuries while the feudal system was in place, traveled between its city palaces and country estates and plantations in coaches like this one from the early 19th century, on display in the Museo Etnografico Siciliano “Giuseppe Pitrè.” #palermo #sicily #sicilia #siciliabedda #italy #italia #stagecoach #coach #cinderella #carrozza…