Villa Igiea is at the foot of Mount Pellegrino. Overlooking the azure waters of the Gulf of Palermo. Just half an hour drive from Palermo Airport. An iconic palazzo in a peerless position at the foot of Mount Pellegrino. Villa Igiea overlooks the azure waters of the Gulf of Palermo. Built by Ernesto Basile for the family Florio. The hotel has been a fabled year-round sanctuary for royalty and the Hollywood elite since 1900. It will be re-imagined by Olga Polizzi- Paolo Moschino and Philip Vergeylen and reopen in summer 2020.An iconic palazzo in a peerless position at the foot of Mount Pellegrino. Villa Igiea overlooks the azure waters of the Gulf of Palermo. Built by Ernesto Basile for the family Florio. The hotel has been a fabled year-round sanctuary for royalty and the Hollywood elite since 1900. It will be re-imagined by Olga Polizzi- Paolo Moschino and Philip Vergeylen and reopen in summer 2020.Check-In Time – 15:00 Check-Out Time – noonOpened as a hotel in 1900, Villa Igiea became a fabled year-round sanctuary for royalty and the Hollywood elite. Built by visionary Sicilian architect Ernesto Basile for the family Florio, the historical Villa epitomises Palermo's Liberty movement and is undoubtedly the most distinguished of the era. Before its grand opening in Summer 2020, this majestic listed palazzo will undergo an extensive refurbishment at the hands of Rocco Forte Hotels' Director of Design, Olga Polizzi. Working in collaboration with Paolo Moschino of Nicholas Haslam Studios, Olga will ensure the hotel surpasses its former glory, preserving its's exquisite period features and show-stopping Basile room, whilst enhancing its appeal with her signature heritage design.Villa Igiea is at the foot of Mount Pellegrino, overlooking the azure waters of the Gulf of Palermo. Just half an hour drive from Palermo Airport.Airport Palermo 33.00 km W Airport Catania   215.00 km S Palermo Central Station   6.30 km E Beach of Mondello 8.