Landmark property in Palermo is a design-led urban oasis
Villa Igiea, a Rocco Forte Hotel, stands stately on the Tyrrhenian coastline in Sicily. Opened by the influential Florio family in the early 1900s, this 100-room villa sits just on the edge of Palermo at the foot of Mount Pellegrino. Its turreted, castle-like exterior opens into an elegant, cool interior that offers a peaceful respite from the heat of Sicily’s sun-soaked capital – as it has done for the rich and powerful visiting the city since the Belle Époque period.
