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Where to Stay

furnished with a tasteful mix Price Guide
Palermo of antique family heirlooms, Prices are based on one night’s stay in
modern pieces and contem- high season for a standard double room,
4 Quarti € porary art. The owner lives inclusive of service charges and taxes.
B&B Map C4 on the premises, and offers € up to €80
Via Vittorio Emanuele 376, 90134 cooking courses for guests. €€ €80 to 180
Tel 091-583 687 €€€ over €180
∑ quattroquarti.it Palazzo Pantaleo €
4 Quarti is a sophisticated B&B Historic Map B1
in part of a huge aristocratic Via Ruggero Settimo 74/H, 90121
palazzo owned by the Arone di Tel 091 325 471 Northwestern Sicily
Valentino family. All four rooms ∑ palazzopantaleo.it
have private bathrooms, air This 18th-century palazzo, in CASTEL DI TUSA: Atelier Sul
conditioning and WiFi. a quiet little square just behind Mare €€€
Piazza Politeama, has spacious, Boutique Road Map D2
Al Giardino Dell’alloro € airy rooms. On the upper floor Via Cesare Battisti 4, 98070
B&B Map E3 is an apartment, and there’s Tel 0921 334 295
Vicolo San Carlo 8, 90133 also a small kitchen where you ∑ ateliersulmare.it
Tel 338 -224 35 41 can make drinks or snacks. Set just metres from the sea, this
∑ giardinodellalloro.it innovative hotel showcases
This charming, homely B&B in Grand Hotel Et Des works by contemporary artists
the heart of La Kalsa features the Palmes €€€ in public areas and in the rooms.
works of many Sicilian artists on Historic Map B1
its walls. There’s a courtyard Via Roma 398, 90139 CASTELLAMMARE DEL GOLFO:
where breakfast is served. Tel 091 602 811 Case D’anna €
∑ grandhotel-et-des-palmes.com B&B Road Map B2
Alla Kala € Founded in 1874, this hotel Corso Garibaldi 120, 91014
B&B Map E3 may not be quite as magnif- Tel 0924 31 101
Via Vittorio Emanuele 71, 90133 icent as it was in the days ∑ casedanna.it
Tel 091 743 4763 when Wagner stayed here (and Stay in lovely, large, individually
∑ allakala.it penned Parsifal), but it remains themed suites (Victorian, Sicilian,
This chic accommo dation has a very comfortable chain hotel, Art Deco and Neo-Romantic) in
stylish designer rooms and a well positioned at the more a centrally located, family-run
suite, all with magnificent views upscale end of Via Roma. place. The owners are extremely
of the sailing marina. Very helpful and breakfast includes
popular, so book in advance. Grand Hotel Villa Igiea €€€ home-made pastries.
Luxury
€€
CEFALÙ: Baia Del Capitano
DK Choice Via Belmonte 43, 90142 Resort Road Map D2
Tel 091 631 2111
BB22 € ∑ hotel-villa-igiea.com Contrada Mazzaforno, 90015
Historic Map C3 Beautifully located above the Tel 0921 420003
Largo Cavalieri di Malta 22, 90133 Acquasanta marina, this five- ∑ baiadelcapitano.it
Tel 091-326 214 star Art Nouveau villa was This pleasant, Mediterranean-
∑ bb22.it designed for the Florio family style hotel is set right on the
Set in a 15th-century palazzo, in 1900. It has a swimming beach. Facilites include a pool,
BB22 is tucked away in a quiet pool, shady gardens, sump- tennis courts and restaurant, and
little piazza behind the splendid tuous rooms, a tennis court there are lots of activities on offer.
church of San Domenico, a few and elegant terraces perfect
steps from the exuberant for an evening drink or ERICE: San Domenico €€
Vucciria market. Designer decor romantic dinner. Traditional Road Map A2
in shades of stone contrasts Via Tommaso Guerrasi 26, 91016
with Rococo mirrors, inspired Tel 0923 860 128
vintage pieces and lustrous ∑ hotel-sandomenico.it
textiles. Two rooms have a This appealing, family-run hotel
furnished balcony or terrace in a medieval house in the
and breakfast is served in a heart of Erice has comfortable
small roof garden. The owners rooms adorned with rustic
organize food and wine tours, antiques. Breakfast is served in
in Palermo and further afield, a tiny courtyard.
and can arrange boat trips.
FAVIGNANA: Cas’almare €€
Boutique Road Map A2
La Dimora Del Genio € Strada Comunale Frascia, 90123
B&B Map D4 Tel 0923 921 657
Via Garibaldi 58, 90133 ∑ casalmarefavignana.com
Tel 091-616 69 81 A chic hotel created from
∑ ladimoradelgenio.it traditional fishermen’s cottages
Stay in one of three cosy set on a rocky promontory. It has
rooms in a centrally heated Modern decor set within a 15th-century a private lido and ocean-facing
17th-century palazzetto, palazzo at BB22, Palermo terrace. Lovely breakfasts, too.
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