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ResidencePalermo / IT1881 bis 1882

Grand Hotel et des Palmes

Wagner spent several months in Palermo with his family and completed the score of Parsifal there.

Facade of the Grand Hotel et des Palmes in Palermo.

Image credit

HaguardDuNord, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

01 / Why this place matters

Final years

An unusual work location where hotel history, escape to a warmer climate and completion of Wagner's final stage work meet.

02 / Plan the visit

Palermo

Always verify opening hours, tickets and accessibility directly with the operator.

Practical note

The building is an operating luxury hotel, not a museum. Ask in advance about public areas and Wagner interpretation.
Relevant years
1881 bis 1882
Type
Residence
Story
Final years
Status
Visitor site
Address
Via Roma 398, 90139 Palermo

03 / Related works

From place back to stage.

13Parsifal

04 / Sources and further reading

Read further, then travel.

  1. 01Grand Hotel et des PalmesOpen source

05 / More places nearby or within this story

The route continues.

BayreuthGrave of Richard and Cosima WagnerSeit 1883La SpeziaGulf of La Spezia1853RavelloVilla Rufolo1880