Foro Italico

The Foro Italico, in Palermo

The Foro Italico is the great seafront promenade of Palermo, where the Palermitans come to take the air. The Palermo audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this pleasant esplanade open onto the Mediterranean, a place of relaxation and leisure between the town and the open sea.

The seafront promenade

The Foro Italico is this great seafront promenade where the Palermitans come to take the air and to relax. This vast esplanade, which runs along the Mediterranean at the edge of the historic centre, is one of the rare great open spaces of the town and offers a welcome breathing facing the effervescence of the alleys. Formerly, this seafront was a much prized place of aristocratic promenade, where the Palermitan nobility came to show itself and to enjoy the marine freshness. Today, it is a popular and family space, frequented by the inhabitants of all ages: you come there to walk, to run, to cycle, to picnic on the lawns, to play or simply to contemplate the sea. The promenade, lined with palm trees and embellished with green spaces, offers fine views over the gulf of Palermo and Mount Pellegrino that dominates the bay. In fine weather and in the evening, the Foro Italico becomes lively with walkers, street vendors and musicians, in a relaxed and convivial atmosphere. A seaside promenade and a lung of the town, the Foro Italico is a fine stop of the discovery of Palermo.

What to see

Here you stroll on the great seafront promenade that runs along the Mediterranean at the edge of the historic centre, one of the rare great open spaces of Palermo, formerly a place of aristocratic promenade and today a popular and family space lined with palm trees, where you walk, picnic and contemplate the gulf and Mount Pellegrino. The Foro Italico is a lung of Palermo. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Foro Italico runs along the sea at the edge of the historic centre of Palermo, reachable on foot. It is a freely accessible public promenade, pleasant for walking, cycling and relaxation. It becomes lively particularly in fine weather and in the evening, and offers fine views over the gulf and Mount Pellegrino.

What is the Foro Italico in Palermo?

The great seafront promenade of Palermo, where the Palermitans come to take the air; this vast esplanade along the Mediterranean, formerly a place of aristocratic promenade, is today a popular and family space lined with palm trees, where you walk, picnic and contemplate the gulf and Mount Pellegrino.

Where is the Foro Italico in Palermo?

Along the sea, at the edge of the historic centre of Palermo, in Italy.