Villa Palagonia

The Villa Palagonia is a patrician villa in Bagheria, 15 km from Palermo, in Sicily, southern Italy. The villa itself, built from 1715 by the architect Tommaso Napoli with the help of Agatino Daidone, is one of the earliest examples of Sicilian Baroque.

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Type: Historic building
Description: villa
Address: Piazza Garibaldi 3, Bagheria

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Madrice and Bagheria railway station.

Madrice

Church

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Madrice is a church, which is situated 480 metres west of Villa Palagonia.

Bagheria railway station

Railway station

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Bagheria railway station is situated 1¼ km north of Villa Palagonia.

Sant’Anna

Church

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Sant’Anna is a church, which is situated 1¼ km east of Villa Palagonia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bagheria and Porticello.

Bagheria

Town

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Bagheria is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in Sicily, located approximately 10 km to the east of Palermo's city centre. The first residential areas date back to the 17th century, when the Sicilian nobles chose this territory to build their holiday estates.

Porticello

Village

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Porticello is a fishing port in Sicily, Italy, located between Palermo and Cefalu. It is a frazione or village within the township of Santa Flavia. The village is dominated by the remains of the Punic civilization city of Solunto, one of the first Phoenician trading posts established in Sicily. Porticello is situated 2½ km northeast of Villa Palagonia.