Castello Utveggio Explained

The Castello Utveggio is a monumental palace built between 1928 and 1933 on a promontory of Mount Pellegrino overlooking Palermo, Sicily. It was built in a Neogothic style resembling a castle with crenellated rooflines.

History

The building was commissioned by Cavaliere Michele Utveggio and designed by Giovanni Battista Santangelo. Viewed as a fancy or folly building, the residence soon became a luxury hotel known as the Grand Hotel Utveggio. It was closed during the Second World War. In 1984, Sicily's regional government bought and refurbished the structure to install a business management school under the direction of CERISDI, the centro ricerche e studi direzionali, which closed in 2016.[1] In January 2024 Sicily's regional council approved an expenditure of €5,900,000 for refitting the structure as a conference center.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.italianways.com/the-castle-of-utveggio-the-pink-madness-overlooking-palermo/ Italianways website
  2. https://www.ansa.it/sicilia/notizie/2024/01/29/castello-utveggio-5-milioni-per-rifunzionamento-struttura_00407be6-7e85-4676-9a7f-884f68257964.html# Castello Utveggio, 5 milioni per rifunzionamento struttura