Up a winding staircase in a gorgeous crumbling villa is Freddy’s amazing flat. There’s an ample living room with a small dining table, a sweet galley kitchen with a balcony overlooking the interior courtyard, a nice bedroom, and the piece de resistance : a lovely private terrace open to the sky with its own kitchen area and bamboo lounge furniture.
The place is in the perfect area, just outside the Kalsa and a 5 minute walk to Quattro Canti. I was excited to get appertivo and find some live music in the Kalsa but we arrived a day after the Italy lockdown. Then our flight got cancelled and we were lucky that Freddy’s place was available for us to stay an extra day. He was very attentive and concerned for us. It was a strange and unusual visit, but we did get to experience an amazing late lunch in the Kalsa on our day of arrival. All restaurants were shuttered the next day, so we were glad to have a kitchen at our disposal. It was a lovely trip even if Palermo was an atypical ghost town.