Unusual hotel in Sicily
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Art rooms to discover in the heart of a museum hotel.
Beginning of the 1980s, Antonio Presti, a Sicilian and already a young art collector, dedicated a monument to the memory of his father. He identified a location at the mouth of La Fiumara de Tusa, a river on the coast between Messina where he was born and Palermo where he studied.
Very quickly, the project evolved, became larger, and Presti devoted his energy and resources to this open-air contemporary art museum, the Sculpture Park Fiumara d’Arte. Initially supported by local authorities, they eventually withdrew their support, and Antonio Presti was ordered to demolish for unauthorized construction. The trials lasted 23 years.
In the meantime, pursued by the controversies surrounding him, he decided to settle a few kilometers away, facing the sea. In Castel di Tusa, a charming seaside village, he purchased a 40-room hotel and entrusted the decoration of each room to an artist, convinced that Art should not be seen but experienced from within.
Art Hotel Atelier Sul Mare was born.
In 1990, the artist Mario Ceroli took over the first Art Room, which he named The Mouth of Truth.
Today, alongside the 20 standard rooms spread over three floors, 16 Art Rooms are available to us.
✯ Closure in June ✯
Beginning of the 1980s, Antonio Presti, a Sicilian and already a young art collector, dedicated a monument to the memory of his father. He identified a location at the mouth of La Fiumara de Tusa, a river on the coast between Messina where he was born and Palermo where he studied.
Very quickly, the project evolved, became larger, and Presti devoted his energy and resources to this open-air contemporary art museum, the Sculpture Park Fiumara d’Arte. Initially supported by local authorities, they eventually withdrew their support, and Antonio Presti was ordered to demolish for unauthorized construction. The trials lasted 23 years.
In the meantime, pursued by the controversies surrounding him, he decided to settle a few kilometers away, facing the sea. In Castel di Tusa, a charming seaside village, he purchased a 40-room hotel and entrusted the decoration of each room to an artist, convinced that Art should not be seen but experienced from within.
Art Hotel Atelier Sul Mare was born.
In 1990, the artist Mario Ceroli took over the first Art Room, which he named The Mouth of Truth.
Today, alongside the 20 standard rooms spread over three floors, 16 Art Rooms are available to us.
✯ Closure in June ✯
Art Hotel Atelier Sul Mare
Via Cesare Battisti, 4
98070 Castel di Tusa
Tel : +39 (0)921 334295
Fax : +39 (0)921 334283
From 80 EURVia Cesare Battisti, 4
98070 Castel di Tusa
Tel : +39 (0)921 334295
Fax : +39 (0)921 334283
Pricing details
Rates 2019, from 80€ (low season) to 125€(July and August) per person, breakfast included. Half board and full board available.
Extra bed for children under 11 years, free of charge.
40 rooms including 23 art rooms (without television, mini-bar, or Wi-Fi to preserve the charm of the experience).
Free parking.
Note: All prices are provided for informational purposes only and must be confirmed directly with the establishment.
Comments
20km from Cefalù and 8km from San Stefano di CamastraAbout 1 hour from Palermo via the A20 PA-ME (Palermo-Messina) highway to the Tusa exit.
600m from Tusa station (direct trains Palermo-Messina and Messina-Palermo)
