The 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.