Art Hotel Atelier sul Mare
Seaside Residences www.ateliersulmare.itThe Art Hotel Atelier sul Mare rests just a few steps away from the sea in the bay of Castel di Tusa, on the Sicilian coast near to Cefalù, between Messina and Palermo.
The Atelier sul Mare functions as both hotel and center of contemporary art, where guests are given the unique opportunity to live inside the artworks, enveloped by emotions aroused by the history, the landscape, the culture and the art of this land.
The 20 out of 40 rooms were realized by important internationally recognized artists: Danielle Mitterand, Agnese Purgatorio, Antonio Presti, Cristina Bertelli (La Stanza dei Portatori d'Acqua), Mario Ceroli (La Bocca della Verità), Fabrizio Plessi (La stanza del Mare Negato), Mauro Staccioli (Trinacria), Renato Curcio (Sogni tra Segni), Maria Lai (Su Barca di Carta m'Imbarco), Raoul Ruiz (La Torre di Sigismondo), Paolo Icaro (Il Nido), Luigi Mainolfi (La Stanza della Terra e del Fuoco), Michele Canzoneri (Linea d'Ombra), Hidetoshi Nagasawa (Mistero per la Luna), Sislej Xhafa (Il Bagno Turco), Vincenzo Consolo, Umberto Leone e Ute Pyka (Lunaria - La Stanza della Luna).
The Art Hotel Atelier sul Mare is, itself, a work of art. The architecture of the hotel provides a stunning interpretation of the Mediterranean style, with dazzling white façade, elegant hall, wide internal corridors, and terraces overlooking the sea. Antonio Presti, the Maecenas and promoter of the Art Hotel Atlelier sul Mare project, has revolutionised the concept of hospitality transforming it in an artistic experience in which the guest performs a primary role.
The Restaurant of the Art Hotel Atelier sul Mare, the cuisine of which is inspired by the genuine flavours of Sicily, also functions as gallery for itinerant exhibitions, with guests dining amidst the art works.
Drinks and cocktails are served at the hotel Atelier sul Mare's beach bar.
Guests staying at the Art Hotel Atelier sul Mare are inescapably seduced by the silence, the glorious sunsets and the artworks of some of the most eminent international artists.
Art Hotel Atelier sul Mare - Location
The Art Hotel Atelier sul Mare overlooks the beach of Castel di Tusa, in close proximity of Cefalù on the stretch of Sicilian coast between Messina and Palermo.
Few kilometers from the hotel you can visit the park of Fiumara d'Arte, the biggest Regional museum of contemporary sculptures in Europe.
The park, made realized from Antonio Presti, consists of an unusual attempt at exhibiting contemporary sculpture in a kind of open-air museum, that takes advantage of the natural landscape to arrive at a symbiosis of art and nature and provides interested visitors an opportunity of exploring secluded and off-the-beaten- track spots.
Hotel's guests can enjoy guide tours to Messina, Agrigento, Palermo, Trapani, Cefalù, S. Stefano di Camastra, Taormina, Giardini Naxos and isole eolie.
