Istituto di Istruzione Superiore Ignazio e Vincenzo Florio

The Istituto di Istruzione Superiore Ignazio e Vincenzo Florio (often abbreviated IIS "Florio") is a state upper-secondary school in Erice, Sicily, specialising in hospitality and catering.

Palazzo Sales, branch site of the IIS "Florio".

The school originated in the 1980s in Palazzo Sales (the former Santa Teresa monastery) in the hilltop historic centre. In 1992 it moved its main campus to the lower-lying area of Casa Santa.[1]

Instruction is provided in hospitality and catering, with pathways in enogastronomia (kitchen), sala e vendita (food and beverage service), and accoglienza turistica (tourist hospitality); the institute also offers a Liceo del Made in Italy programme.[2][3]

In 2016 the school re-established a presence in the hilltop historic centre at Palazzo Sales, opening Officucina teaching laboratories there in 2019 and expanding the learning spaces in 2024 with projects funded under Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR). The Officucina are purpose-built culinary laboratories—professional teaching kitchens designed for food innovation projects and hands-on training.[4][5][6]

In the 2020s the institute also opened student boarding facilities (convitto) in the former San Carlo convent (2021) and the former Grand Hotel Igea (2022).[7][8][9] In 2023–25 the Erice municipality redeveloped the Porta Spada gymnasium (Italian: palestra di Porta Spada) with €1.7 million in PNRR funds; the council indicated the facility would be assigned to the institute for morning use, with community associations using it in the afternoons.[10][11]

The school also hosts public demonstrations and masterclasses; past guests have included American television chef Marc Murphy, Michelin-starred chef Giuseppe Costa of Il Bavaglino, and television chef Fabio Potenzano. In 2024 it ran an Erasmus+ bakery and chocolate masterclass with Belgian chefs Stijn Van Kerckhoven and Gilles Discart.[12][13][14]

  • Former San Carlo convent, used as boarding facilities.
    Former San Carlo convent, used as boarding facilities.
  • Former Hotel Igea, adapted for student accommodation.
    Former Hotel Igea, adapted for student accommodation.

References

  1. ^ "Erice, palazzo Sales apre le porte all'istituto alberghiero". Giornale di Sicilia (in Italian). 1 October 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Offerta formativa". IIS "Ignazio e Vincenzo Florio" – Erice (in Italian). Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Liceo del Made in Italy". IIS "Ignazio e Vincenzo Florio" – Erice (in Italian). Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  4. ^ "L'Istituto Alberghiero di Erice inaugura il nuovo laboratorio "Officucina", l'Innovazione del Cibo tra sapori e saperi". Prima Pagina Marsala (in Italian). 23 May 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Erice, inaugurata l'Officucina all'Istituto Florio". Telesud (in Italian). 1 March 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Erice, inaugurati i Laboratori "Officucina" all'Istituto Superiore "Florio"". TP24 (in Italian). 4 March 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Inaugurato ieri a Erice nell'ex convento San Carlo il convitto dell'Istituto Florio". I.I.S. “I. e V. Florio” – Erice (in Italian). 26 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Consegnato l'ex convento San Carlo di Erice all'Istituto superiore "Ignazio e Vincenzo Florio"". Comune di Erice (in Italian). 28 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Consegnati alloggi per studenti dell'ex Hotel Igea all'Istituto "I. e V. Florio" di Erice". Comune di Erice (in Italian).
  10. ^ "Riqualificazione, adeguamento e manutenzione della palestra di Porta Spada". Città di Erice (in Italian). 27 June 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  11. ^ Amato, Enzo (9 March 2025). "Premiati gli studenti del "Florio" campioni di cucina a Rimini". Marsala Live (in Italian). Retrieved 24 September 2025. «…particolare attenzione è stata dedicata alla palestra di Porta Spada, che il Comune assegnerà alla scuola per le attività didattiche e sportive.»
  12. ^ "Erice, l'Istituto Alberghiero ospita lo chef Marc Murphy, ristoratore di New York City". TP24 (in Italian). 23 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  13. ^ "Seconda Masterclass di cucina all'Istituto "Florio" di Erice con lo chef stellato Giuseppe Costa". Loft Cultura (in Italian). 1 March 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  14. ^ "L'Istituto "Florio" ospita una masterclass su bakery e cioccolateria con due chef belgi". I.I.S. “I. e V. Florio” – Erice (official) (in Italian). 4 February 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2025.

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