Villino Florio
Liberty villa designed by Ernesto Basile for the Florio family, an Italian example of Art Nouveau, now owned by the Sicilian Region.
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About the museum
In 1899 the Florio family commissioned the architect Ernesto Basile to build a residence in the park of the princes of Butera, in the Olivuzza district. The building, considered one of the most significant models of the Liberty style in Italy, has an asymmetrical plan with turrets, pediments, columns and an external staircase with a double flight.
In the early 20th century the villino was the scene of the high society life of Belle Époque Palermo; with the decline of the Florio family it lost its splendour. Of the original large park only a small garden remains, surrounded by a large iron railing.
The villa has three floors: on the ground floor the billiard room and the card room, on the first floor the reception rooms with the great hall and the dining room, and on the upper floor the residential area. Today it belongs to the Sicilian Region, which, after a long philological restoration, reopened it to the public in December 2009.
Highlights
- Design by Ernesto Basile for the Florio family
- External staircase with a double flight
- Great hall and dining room on the first floor
- Liberty decorations with carvings and floral motifs
- Garden enclosed by an iron railing
- Operated by
- Regione Siciliana
- Visitors per year
- approx. 25,000
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