Historic houses in Sicily reveal the island through noble palaces, villas, stone courtyards, gardens and carefully preserved interiors. The Sicily Luxury selection brings together residences open to visitors, venues for private events and properties offering accommodation, from Palermo to Catania, Caltagirone and Ragusa. Each profile explores the building’s history, architecture and access arrangements, helping you understand whether it can be visited, reserved for an event or experienced as a place to stay. Consult the individual pages for services, availability and visiting conditions.
Palazzo Biscari fills an entire block of Catania’s Civita district and faces the harbour from above the Arches of the Marina. It is an eighteenth-century private residence, built on top of the sixteenth-century city walls — and until the 1920s the sea still reached the foot of its bastions.