Villa Sperlinga is a public garden. Originally, Villa Sperlinga was owned by Giovanni Stefano Oneto, Duke of Sperlinga, and belonged to the family for a long time until, in 1835, the Palermo Senate, which became the new owner, used it as a new poorhouse. In 1839, the Prince of Palagonia, who bought it, created the "Establishment of Beggary" there.

Today, the entrance of the villa houses an institute for the rehabilitation of minors, and what remains of the ancient hunting park is a public garden near Piazza Unità d'Italia. Inside the villa and in Piazza Unità d'Italia, there are three sculptures by Vittorio Gentile: "Lovers as Genesis of Vertical Form," "Hypothesis of Horizontal Form," and "Large Torso."

Next to the villa is Torre Sperlinga, the fifth tallest building in the city.