Villa Tasca | Grandi Giardini Italiani

Information

Opening hours
Season 2025
February: on weekends and holidays (10am - 5pm)
March to June: from Tuesday to Sunday (10am to sunset)
Summer: openings in the afternoon

Entrance
Villa Tasca Park
Annual subscription (online booking or at ticket office)
Full price: € 15,00
Over 65 and Children (18-24 years): € 12,00
Children (0-4 years): free of charge
Disabled persons with an accompanying person: free of charge

Daily Tickets (purchased on at the ticket office)
Full price: € 3,50
Full price (weekends and holidays): € 4,50
Children (0-3 years): free of charge
Disabled persons with an accompanying person: free of charge

Contact us
Dimora e Giardino Storico
Viale Regione Siciliana Sud est, 399
90129 Palermo
M. +39 344 0196563

Parco
Viale Regione Siciliana Sud est, 397
90129 Palermo
M. +39 340 4241392

villatasca.com

History

The first mention we have of Villa Tasca dates back to the mid 16th century, when Louiso di Bologna, Baron of Montefalco, built a country house in an area rich with springs. By tradition, the property was handed down as a dowry, until it came to Agata Lanza Gioeni and Ercole Branciforti, Duke of S. Giovanni. Under their direction it became an important Renaissance villa, animated with statues, fountains and water features (even a mirror that splashed water in the face of vain self-admirers).
There was also a formal parterre directly in front of the villa and a large avenue lined with poplar trees, both inspired by the prevailing French taste of the time.

On August 27th, 1840, the marriage of Beatrice Lanza d'Almerita and Lucio Mastrogiovanni Tasca marked the next chapter for the villa. The new Count Tasca d'Almerita was a passionate follower of Rousseau, who firmly believed that agriculture would save society. Consequently, he conducted experiments in acclimatising new plants and applied innovative experimental methods in both his agricultural endeavours as well as in his private garden. In fact, Lucio Mastrogiavanni Tasca was motivated by a desire to contribute to a better society by proposing new agricultural and aesthetic models. The current park owes much of its beauty to the interventions commissioned by Count Lucio and Beatrice, who transformed the formal parterre into the “Irregulier”garden in 1855 and who had the Romantic and Acclimatisation Garden built between 1870 and 1880.

Today Giuseppe e Luisa Tasca continues to innovate and contribute to society through the Villa Tasca Park, which celebrates well-being and biodiversity in an area open to the public since 2020.

Exclusive visits to Villa Tasca and its historic garden

You can visit Villa Tasca and its historic garden by choosing between different types of experience:
* Private guided tour of the garden and Villa with a glass of wine
Cost: 60.00 euro p.p. (min. 15 guests); 50.00 euro p.p. from 15th guest)
Duration: 2h
A glass of wine and traditional Sicilian pastries is offered on the terrace at the end of the visit.
* Guided tour of the garden and Villa with reinforced aperitif
Cost: 100.00 euro p.p. (min. 15 guests)
At the end of the visit an aperitif and Tasca d'Almerita wine will be offered on the terrace.
* Guided tour and buffet dinner or lunch
Cost: 220.00 euro p.p. (min. 15 guests)
Buffet dinner or lunch with traditional Sicilian recipes, to be organised between the Dining Room and the Terrace, with sofas and support tables.
* Guided tour and Dinner or lunch served
Cost: € 250.00 p.p. (min. 10 guests)
Dinner or lunch served with fish or meat, with traditional Sicilian recipes.

Grandi Giardini Italiani Srl

Grandi Giardini Italiani Srl