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At a glance
- Style
- Art Nouveau architecture
- Architect
- Cesare Bazzani
- Coordinates
- 41°27′03″ N, 12°38′08″ E
History and description
Paradiso sul mare (Paradise on the sea), Anzio, Italy, is an Art Nouveau palace designed by the italian architect, Cesare Bazzani.
History
Completed in 1924, the five-story palace is located on the promenade of the Anzio shoreline.
Paradiso sul mare is today owned by the municipality of Anzio. The beautiful rooms of the Paradiso sul mare initially were destined to house the casino of the city, but the casino was never opened.
Today the palace houses a hospitality school, event space, art exhibitions and movie sets. The building has appeared in Alberto Sordi's 1973 Polvere di stelle (Stardust). In Federico Fellini's Amarcord, where it is featured as the "Grand Hotel of Rimini" and even appears on the original poster of the film designed by John Alcorn. Likewise, it was used as the location for the 'Sanremo Jazz Festival' in Anthony Minghella's The Talented Mr. Ripley.
Exhibitions
Controluce, Giuliano Giganti, Paradiso sul mare (2004)
Teknemedia, archives Archived 2015-01-09 at the Wayback Machine, Bianca Madeccia, Rocco Paternostro, Luca Pietrosanti (2006)
Il Litorale, incontro-spettacolo di arti visive, teatro, danza e musica, con circa trenta artisti delle varie discipline (2006)
Anzio, Nettuno informa, Modellini militari (2007)
Arte brasiliana al Paradiso sul mare, Dominique Le Comte, Joseph Pace, Carlos Araujo (2010)
Trezeri Quarantadue Archived 2015-01-09 at the Wayback Machine, Un nuovo obiettivo per Anzio, Mostra fotografica, Paradiso sul mare (2010)
Provincia di Roma, Marilda Dib (2010)
Anzio Nettuno informa, Roger Waters of Pink Floyd receive the honorary citizenship of Anzio (2013)
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People
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Photos
Getting there
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
Nearby
See on the mapMore historic villas and palaces in Lazio
- Free 1st Sunday
Frequently asked questions
Where is Paradiso sul mare?
Paradiso sul mare is in Anzio, in the province of Roma (Lazio), Italy. GPS coordinates: 41.45080, 12.63556.
What else is there to see near Paradiso sul mare?
Nearby you’ll find: Villa Adele (400 m away), Anzio beachhead museum (600 m away), Antium (600 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 2 photos
- Paradiso sul mare, Anzio by-RaBoe 25 — © Ra Boe / Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Anzio - casino 1160096 — Lalupa, CC BY-SA 3.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences
