Palermo - Foro Umberto I

Along the seafront to the east and southeast of the Porta Felice extends the Foro Umberto I, a broad boulevard which affords magnificent views of the Bay of Palermo and is a popular resort of the citizens on summer evenings. At the southern end of the Foro Umberto I is the beautiful Villa Giulia park, also known as La Flora (laid out in 1777). On the west side of this the Botanic Garden has a magnificent variety of plants including date and coconut palms, banana trees and fine stands of bamboos and papyrus.