Villa Bonanno, Urban park in central Palermo, Italy.

Villa Bonanno is an urban green space in central Palermo situated between the Cathedral and a historic city gate. The grounds feature numerous palm trees and Mediterranean vegetation arranged throughout the area, with pathways and seating spots for visitors.

Villa Bonanno was laid out in 1905 by architect Giuseppe Damiani Almeyda as part of the reworking of Piazza della Vittoria, and named after Palermo mayor Pietro Bonanno, who pushed for the green space facing the Palazzo dei Normanni. Restoration of the square, funded by the European Union with about 8 million euros shared with Piazza Bologni and Piazza Marina, finished in late 2013.

The garden is named after Pietro Bonanno, the Palermo mayor who commissioned it. Its avenues are lined with memorials to local figures: a bust of Bonanno on a base designed by Ernesto Basile, a bust of the painter Salvatore Lo Forte, and monuments to Lieutenant Giuseppe Mancino, Gaetano Bucceri, Ignazio Rotolo and General Carlo Alberto dalla Chiesa.

Villa Bonanno occupies Piazza della Vittoria, the square facing the Palazzo dei Normanni, and is laid out with palm-lined avenues and paths around the Roman house remains. The 2013 renovation, part of an EU-funded programme of about 8 million euros for three historic squares, renewed its layout. Look for the custodian's house designed by Almeyda near the garden entrances.

The two Roman townhouses unearthed here in the 19th century yielded mosaics that are now kept in the Museo archeologico regionale Antonino Salinas, so the finest floor decorations found in the park are seen elsewhere in the city.