Residence Roccaforte

Residence Roccaforte is a residential area in Bagheria, Palermo, Sicily. Residence Roccaforte is situated nearby to the government office INPS, as well as near the stadium Stadio Comunale di Bagheria.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Villa Palagonia and Bagheria railway station.

Villa Palagonia

Historic building

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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. Villa Palagonia is situated 340 metres west of Residence Roccaforte.

Bagheria railway station

Railway station

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Bagheria railway station is situated 1¼ km northwest of Residence Roccaforte.

Sant’Anna

Church

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Sant’Anna is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Residence Roccaforte.

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.