We love traveling as much as hosting because in both cases you learn to demolish prejudices of all kinds. When we do not have the chance to travel we host because we feel like sharing our Sicilian culture, history and architecture. We also have a common passion for upcycling materials and objects. Other than a funny hobby, Upcycling leads to the symbolic meaning of cleaning up our land from its bad reputation, bringing to life its best side such as the gorgeous Roman, Greek and Arabic heritage and culture. We will be glad to give all necessary suggestions and hints to visit Palermo, the best places to try local street food such as "Pane e panelle”, "pane ca meusa", Sicilian deserts and pastries such as popular “Cannoli”, “and any other info on historical sites access and on what to see and do in town. You will get to visit Palermo as a local.

The flats represent the essence of the Art of Upcycling. Each apartment has a simple and unique contemporary style because furniture is mainly handmade by upcycling local sicilian objects and materials and by collecting ancient objects at sunday street markets (that takes place 2 min walking dist. from flat, in Piazza Marina) with a super Eco-friendly approach. A contemporary style is also given by pieces of art realized, on upcycled cartonboard or on other reused objects, by emerging local artists (LLP). The long process of selecting, reusing, composing, assembling and at times handcrafting most of the appartment furniture was inspired by the fact that in 1500 the neighborhood was populated by handicrafters that made wooden fruit boxes (casse) and other wooden objects from which the street name (Cassari=wooden box handicrafters) originated. The materials used to renovate the apartment and the entire building also reflect and reproduce the ancient usage of white wood (roof) and marble balconies. The access to the apartment building is from a small street that ends right in front of the fascinating and famous old marina where Phoenicians on 534 b.c. founded Palermo.

1 min walking to piazza Marina (with the biggest tree of Europe, a gorgeous and giant Ficus with aerial roots, planted in 1863), 8-9 minutes walking to Cathedral, 6 min. to “Quattro Canti”, to Piazza Pretoria, Piazza San Francesco and Piazza San Domenico. All main churches and historical sites are within 10 min. walking distance; 4 min walking to airport bus stop, 12 min walking to central station. The neighborhood is popular because has the highest density of 15th and 16th century churches, of the town. From the apartment you will be able to walk to romanesque, gothic and astonishing baroque churches, palaces and buildings and to the best restaurants where to try local gastronomy well-known throughout Italy. By 3 min walking you will get also to pubs where you can enjoy nightlife. The area gets pretty busy especially on weekend nights and high season.