Grand Hotel Et Des Palmes commands an 1874 palazzo built for the Ingham-Whitaker banking dynasty at the apex of Palermo’s Belle Époque prosperity. Wagner composed Parsifal’s final act within these walls in 1882. The palazzo’s monumental marble staircase and frescoed salons represent the architectural authority of Sicily’s most powerful 19th-century merchant families. Today’s guests inhabit … Continue reading Grand Hotel Et Des Palmes: Where Wagner Composed in Palermo’s 1874 Aristocratic Seat