A fortified town that withstood many sieges in the Middle Ages, Uzerche later became a favorite of proserous families who built manor houses on the steep slopes.
Many wealthy families built mansions on the cliffs at Uzerche.
West along Via Vittorio Eman?­uele, the Palace of the Normans (Palazzo dei Normanni) was built by the Saracens as a ninth-century fortress and later turned into a royal residence, appropriate setting for the later brilliance and luxury of Emperor Frederick II's Sicilian court .