P. Hachet, Psychanalyse d'un choc esthétique : La villa Palagonia et ses visiteurs, L'Harmattan, 2002 Giovanni Macchia, Le Prince de Palagonia, Quai Voltaire, 1987 Dacia Maraini, Retour à Bagheria, Seuil, 2004 E. H. Neil, Architecture in context : The Villas of Bagheria, Sicily, Harvard University, 1995 Madeleine Pinault, Catalogue de l'exposition Houël, Voyage en Sicile, 1776-1779, musée du Louvre, RMN Mario Praz, Bellezza e bizzarria, 1960 Mario Praz, Le Jardin des sens, Christian Bourgois, 1975 F. Santapà, Villa Palagonia a Bagheria, Palermo, Palma, 1968 R. Scaduto, Villa Palagonia: storia e restauro, Bagheria, E. M. Falcone, 2007 Ferdinando Scianna, La Villa dei mostri, Einaudi, 1977 Henry Swinburne, Travels in the Two Sicilies, 1777-1780, Cadell & Elmsly, London, 1790 N. Tedesco, Villa Palagonia, Palermo, 1988 Angheli Zalapì, Demeures de Sicile, préface de Gioacchino Lanza Tomasi, photographies de Melo Minnella, Könemann, 2000 Filmography Several scenes of L'Avventura (1960), by Michelangelo Antonioni, with Monica Vitti, were filmed at the Villa Palagonia. In The Wedding Director (2006), by Marco Bellocchio, Sami Frey plays the part of a descendant of the Prince Gravina di Palagonia. Filming of the scenes from "L'Avventura" are featured in "Baaria" (2009) which is set in Bagheria by director Giuseppe Tornatore See also Villa Spedalotto Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi Villa Francia References External links Villa Palagonia - official site Villa Palagonia: Photos and info LIFE Magazine (May 8, 1950) article Houses completed in 1715 Palagonia Baroque architecture in Palermo Buildings and structures in the Province of Palermo Museums in Sicily Historic house museums in Italy Visionary environments Bagheria 1715 establishments in Italy