Mondello

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Mondello seen from Monte Pellegrino

Mondello is a suburb (quartier) of Palermo . It is located north of Monte Pellegrino on the bay between Monte Pellegrino and Monte Gallo .

history

The Kurhaus (stabilimento balneare), built on stilts over the sea

Mondello was originally a fishing village , of which a fortified tower from the 15th century has been preserved. It was at the north end of the bay. At the beginning of the 20th century, wealthy Palermitans built their villas here. Some Art Nouveau buildings are still preserved, e.g. B. the Villa Dagnino (1914), the Villa Pojero (1915) and the Kurhaus ( stabilimento balneare, 1912) in the sea. The Villino Gregorietti, which was built in 1923 according to a design by Ernesto Basile in Piazza Valdesi, is the last building in this style. After the Second World War, tourism increased by leaps and bounds. Nevertheless, Mondello has essentially retained its character as a garden city .

present

The beach

Today the place is mainly known as a seaside resort with an approximately 1.5 km long sandy beach , which is very popular with tourists as well as the Palermitans themselves. However, some travel guides describe the beach as very crowded.

From Mondello there are two entrances to the adjacent nature reserve Riserva naturale orientata Capo Gallo .

Events

Sailors in Mondello Bay
Mondello Bay

The World Festival on the Beach has been held every year in May since 2001, with competitions in various water sports, beach volleyball and a music program.

The internationally recognized literary prize Premio Letterario Internazionale Mondello , which was founded in 1975 and is now managed by the Fondazione Banco di Sicilia in conjunction with the municipality of Palermo, was presented annually in Mondello in November until 2007.

In October 2008 the world championship of 505 sailing dinghies took place in Mondello.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Cesare De Seta, M. Antonietta Spadaro, Sergio Troisi: Palermo città d'arte. Guida ai monumenti di Palermo e Monreale. Palermo 1998, p. 320.
  2. ^ Cesare De Seta, M. Antonietta Spadaro, Sergio Troisi: Palermo città d'arte. Guida ai monumenti di Palermo e Monreale. Palermo 1998, p. 347.
  3. ↑ Thomas Schröder: Sicily. Erlangen 2007, p. 446.
  4. ^ Page at the Fondazione Banco di Sicilia ( Memento of October 23, 2011 in the Internet Archive ).

Web links

Commons : Mondello  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 38 ° 12 ′ 3 ″  N , 13 ° 19 ′ 23 ″  E