The property is divided in five luxurious rooms placed on the 1st floor of an elegant building dating back to early 1900. Located just two minutes away from the central station, is very close to the heart of the old town. It has been created to offer its guests a refined and comfortable alternative to hotel accommodation, ensuring high standards, quality and service.
Peace and privacy will characterize your stay thanks to the ideal location on the most elegant and panoramic street of Agrigento, Viale della Vittoria. The Villa Bonfiglio park, in the opposite side, offers the chance to enjoy a relaxing walk through its gardens, as well as providing breathtaking views of our Valley of the Temples and the Mediterranean Sea. There are many places nearby offering a variety of options to spend your free time. Restaurants, bars, ice cream shops, wine bars and pubs are very easy to reach.
Euterpe is also an ideal starting point to discover the many churches, aged buildings, museums and art galleries, in town. The main shopping streets, cinemas and theaters are also very close. Our professional staff will provide useful advises and suggestion to help and organize your tour. Satisfy you requests is our main pride and pleasure.
The Historical Residence
Euterpe is a residence with a rich and fascinating history. Between 1905 and 1915 a rich textile merchant started to collect paintings from his artist friend from Palermo, Francesco Lojacono. He was a renowned exponent of the Southern “realist” trend, today seen as one of the greatest Italian landscapes masters of nineteenth century. In the following years the collection was enriched with works by the Master’s followers: De Maria, Bergler, Marchesi, Mirabella, De Francisco and Camarda.
In order to accommodate the important artist’s paintings, this noble building was built in the 1930s and became an art gallery and a family residence. Later, the collection of over 100 paintings was donated to the City Council. Today the collection is housed in the former building of the Filippini located in via Atenea, near the Town Hall. Here you can admire the magnificent Lojacono’s paintings, genuine “windows in time” through which you can enjoy the Sicilian landscape over a century ago. Thank to his ability to capture the true essence in everything, as the rugged and sun-kissed countryside, the dusty roads, the porosity of the rocks, the reflections of the sea waves, the light and shade of the Saracen olive trees, Lojacono earned the appellation of “Thief of the sun” .
