Villa Igiea

Palermo, Italy. Located on a rocky outcrop overlooking the sea at the Acquasanta harbour, north of central Palermo.

Villa IgieaPalermo, Italy

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Address: Villa Igiea, a Rocco Forte Hotel
Salita Belmonte 43
90142 Palermo
Italy
Telephone: +39 091 6312111
Official website: www.roccofortehotels.com
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78 rooms and 22 suites in the Art Nouveau palazzo.
Florio restaurant in an original Louis XVI hall, the Igiea Terrazza Bar and the Alicetta pool bar; the frescoed Sala Basile survives.
Irene Forte Spa with gym, outdoor pool and tiered gardens sweeping down to the port.
Located on a rocky outcrop overlooking the sea at the Acquasanta harbour, north of central Palermo.

5 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

Late 1800s
A neo-Gothic, castle-like villa is built at Acquasanta for retired British admiral Domville.
Late 1800s
Businessman Ignazio Florio junior buys the villa, planning a tuberculosis sanatorium, and renames it Igiea after Hygieia, the Greek mythological figure of health.
1900
Under pressure from investors, Florio has architect Ernesto Basile turn it into a luxury hotel, inaugurated with Art Nouveau décor and frescoes by Ettore De Maria Bergler.
1939 – 1945
By the war years the property has fallen into decline.
Recent years
Revitalised by Rocco Forte Hotels, Villa Igiea returns to life as a luxury hotel.