Hotels near Foro Italico

The Foro Italico is Palermo's seafront promenade, a wide grassy park running along the bay just east of the old town. Once the grand waterfront where 19th-century aristocrats took their evening stroll, it fell into neglect and was reborn as a public green space where the city comes to relax.

Today locals jog, cycle, and picnic on the lawns, kids play football, and vendors sell coconut and cold drinks along the water. It is the easiest place to catch a sea breeze after a hot day in the markets, and it links to the historic Kalsa district and its churches just inland.

Pro Tip: Come at sunset when families fill the lawns and the light turns golden over the bay. Combine it with a wander through the atmospheric, half-restored Kalsa quarter behind it.