PALAZZO BISCARI
Goethe came here in the 18th century; Coldplay arrived a few hundred years later, to film the video for “Violet Hill.” No matter the era or artist, the block-long Palazzo Biscari in Catania never fails to impress—this 700-room palace is a prime example of Sicilian rococo.
Despite the palazzo’s size and grandeur, Prince Ruggero Moncada, who lives there, says that he doesn’t think of it as a museum “but as a house that is one with the family who built it and continues to inhabit it.” He describes the palace’s rental apartment as “comfortable, not luxurious. We will never be a five-star hotel. For us, the human relationship is the most important thing and to make our guests happy.” The apartment, which can house up to four people, has a terrace, balcony and courtyard.
Starting rate: Around $60 to $120 per night, depending on the number of guests.
Contact: Nicoletta Moncada Paternò Castello, [email protected], 39.095.715.2508, palazzobiscari.com
