The pristine, wonderfully located holiday home “Il balcone sulla Magione” is found right at the heart of the Kalsa, the liveliest and most accessible of Palermo’s four historical quarters. On the second floor of a renovated townhouse, it directly overlooks the green expanse of Piazza Magione, the park which gives the property its name. The city’s seafront and marina are just around the corner, as are many of the finest restaurants, most tempting streetfood and best aperitivo bars. In fact, all of the major attractions of Palermo can be reached on foot from this perfect city break base camp.

‘Il balcone sulla Magione’ has been designed in a minimalist, Mediterranean style to keep it bright and airy. The high ceilings, parquet floors and furnishings which combine classic and modern elements will add a touch of simple luxury to your stay in a city which has endless historical and cultural charm.

A long entrance hallway leads to a bright, roomy bedroom with a double bed and a small balcony that overlooks a quiet side street. Next to this is the modern bathroom with a bathtub and shower attachment, followed by the fully equipped kitchen. Next comes the flat’s main attraction, the large and bright living room. Besides the dining table, twin sofas and wide screen satellite TV, the eye cannot fail to be drawn to the balcony which overlooks the colourful, popular park outside.

The flat is equipped with both air conditioning and central heating.

Palermo – The most exciting city in Italy

“Palermo is noisy and chaotic!” they say. Is that a fact? Maybe it is right next to the motorway, but who wants to take a holiday there!? Certainly not our guests, who can choose from a range of luxury and well soundproofed apartments in the very centre of town.

Amongst European cities of its size, nowhere is a trendier pick for a city break or culture-filled getaway than Palermo. As the city sheds the old cliches of the twentieth century, travellers are thronging to the four historic neighbourhoods that make up its old town, its leafy boulevards and buzzing piazzas, and the newly-pedestrianised thoroughfares that are its main arteries.

The old town district of La Loggia even has its own marina, known as La Cala:

We can’t believe any city in Italy has changed more than Palermo over the past 20 years, so if you’re still picturing the old cliches of crime and chaos, you’ve got to come and see for yourself what everyone’s talking about.

Palermo is the perfect base for a winter holiday in Sicily. The summer tourists thin out noticeably by mid-October, but the weather is still glorious right up to Christmas. Even in January, the sun shines here for an average of four hours a day. Beat the crowds and discover the real Palermo with a winter getaway in the Mediterranean.