Ficuzza is a southern Italian village and hamlet (frazione) of Corleone, a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily.
[2] Originally a fief belonging to the clergy, the foundation of the settlement is closely related to its Royal Palace (Italian: Real Casina di Caccia di Ficuzza), a hunting lodge commissioned by Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies in 1799, started in 1802 and completed in 1807.
[3][4] In early 20th century, Ficuzza became a favorite holiday destination for the nobility of Palermo, and was declared a climatic health resort in 1901.
Ficuzza was the set of an episode ("Tore", 1x04) of the Italian TV series The Mafia Kills Only in Summer, based on the homonym film by Pierfrancesco Diliberto.
In the episode, focusesd on the murder of the trade union leader Placido Rizzotto, it was shown the little village and the surrounding forest.