Mount Pellegrino

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Palermo Harbor with Mount Pellegrino.

Mount Pellegrino is a hill facing east on the bay of Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy, located north of the city.

It is 606 metres (1,970 ft) high with panorama views of the city, its surrounding mountains and the Tyrrhenian Sea. In his book Travels in Italy, Goethe described Monte Pellegrino as the most beautiful promontory in the world. The mountain is home to the sanctuary of Saint Rosalia, the patron saint of Palermo.

A private manor on the mount, the Castello Utveggio, was used by Italian intelligence agents to help mafia in the assassination of judge Paolo Borsellino in July 1992.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Palazzolo, Salvo (2010). "Il cavaliere Utveggio e i misteri di Palermo". I pezzi mancanti. 
  2. ↑ "Borsellino, Servizi segreti e Castello Utveggio". Retrieved 23 May 2012. 

Sources

  • Fabbri, Patrizia (2005). Palermo e Monreale. Florence: Bonechi. 

Coordinates: 38°10′N 13°21′E / 38.167°N 13.350°E / 38.167; 13.350

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