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Festivals & Events
RELIGIOUS
Festa di Santa Rosalia
(U Fistinu)
In mid-July, Palermo's biggest annual festival celebrates the patron saint of the
city, Santa Rosalia, with fireworks, parades and four days of partying.
Sleeping
Most budget options can be found around Via Maqueda and Via Roma in the vicinity of
the train station. Midrange and top-end hotels are concentrated further north. Parking usu-
ally costs an extra €10 to €15 per day.
B&B Amélie
B&B
€
( 091 33 59 20;
www.bb-amelie.it
;
Via Prinicipe di Belmonte 94; s €40-60, d €60-80, tr €90-100;
)
On a pedestrianised New City street a stone's throw from Teatro Politeama, the af-
fable, multilingual Angela has converted her grandmother's spacious 6th-floor flat into a
cheery B&B. Rooms are colourfully decorated and the corner triple has a sunny terrace.
Angela, a native Palermitan, generously shares her local knowledge and serves a tasty
breakfast featuring homemade cakes and jams.
Palazzo Pantaleo
( 091 32 54 71;
www.palazzopantaleo.it
;
Via Ruggero Settimo 74h; s/d/ste €80/100/140; )
Of-
fering unbeatable comfort and a convenient location, Giuseppe Scaccianoce's cheerful
B&B occupies the top floor of an old
palazzo
half a block from Piazza Politeama, hidden
from the busy street in a quiet courtyard with free parking. The five rooms feature high
ceilings, marble, tile or wooden floors, soundproofed windows and modern bathroom fix-
tures. There's also one spacious suite.
B&B
€
Butera 28
APARTMENT
€
( 333 3165432;
www.butera28.it
;
Via Butera 28; apt per day €60-180, per week €380-1150; )
Delightful owner, Nicoletta, rents 11 comfortable apartments in her elegant
palazzo
near
Piazza della Kalsa. Units range in size from 30 to 180 sq m, most sleeping a family of
four or more. Four apartments face the sea (number 9 is especially nice), most have laun-
