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  • Vucciria and other markets, Palermo

    1. Vucciria and other markets

    If you are anything close to foodie and you like cooking you cannot miss this place. The whole street is a endless line of smiths' workshops. Some of them are nowadays mainly re-seller but in a lot of...   more
  • Out of Palermo - Monreale, Palermo

    2. Out of Palermo - Monreale

    Monreale sits high above Palermo and the Conca d’Oro, the plain on which Palermo is situated between the mountains and the Tyrrhenian Sea. The town is not far from Palermo; it took us about 20...   more
  • Cathedral, Palermo

    3. Cathedral

    My original plan for visiting Palermo did not include touring the interior of the cathedral; I was much more interested in the exterior and had planned to spend time on the outside. However, as Hubby...   more
  • Cattacombe dei Cappuccini, Palermo

    4. Cattacombe dei Cappuccini

    The catacombs were a very macabre place to visit. Not really sure what to expect, we paid our €3/person (2012 prices) and headed down the long corridor that led to the underground room with wide...   more
  • Palazzo dei Normani, Palermo

    5. Palazzo dei Normani

    On the second floor of the Palazzo dei Normanni is King Roger I’s chapel, the Cappella Palatina. The entire chapel is an amazing piece of art covered in Arab-Norman mosaics with gold background. The...   more
  • Other churches, Palermo

    6. Other churches

    On February 10, 2013, The Clergy (Roman Catholic, but dressed and acted Orthodox) had a service celebrating the restoration of this church. The Cardinal of Palermo was seated in the audience up front....   more
  • Quattro Canti, Palermo

    7. Quattro Canti

    Quattro Canti is considered the center of the city and was the intersection of four main roads (now just two – Corso Vittorio Emamanuele and Via Maqueda). For being a major intersection, it was rather...   more
  • Theatro Massimo, Palermo

    8. Theatro Massimo

    1860 saw Sicily annexed to the newly united Kingdom of Sicily. These were good times for Palermo. The city was appointed the administrative capital of the island and new investments saw economic and...   more
  • Gardens, Palermo

    9. Gardens

    If you need a moment of relax after a long sightseeing tour I suggest you to walk down to Piazza Marina, grab a snack and a cold beer at the Panellaro and go sit down on one of the benches in...   more
  • Chiesa di San Giovanni degli Eremiti, Palermo

    10. Chiesa di San Giovanni degli Eremiti

    San Giovanni degli Eremeti (St. John of the Hermits) is a 12th-century Norman church. With its Arab-inspired bulbous red domes, the church is one of the most characteristic landmarks on the Palermo...   more
  • General, Palermo

    11. General

    At the airport or hotel, get a copy of Un Ospite a Palermo. A hundred page free book that comes out 6 times a year, with current events, hotels, exhibitions, Restaurants, Museums, Galleries,...   more
  • Mount Pellegrino, Palermo

    12. Mount Pellegrino

    I didn't make it to Mt. Pelligrino, but I was given these directions to get there. Apparently the tomb of Santa Rosalia is there. Pick up bus #812 in Piazza Storza. I think the same bus for Mondello...   more
  • Piazza Pretoria, Palermo

    13. Piazza Pretoria

    The huge fountain that pretty much fills the Piazza Pretoria is commonly referred to as the “Fountain of Shame” due to the nude statues that surround the fountain. This moniker dates back to the 1500s...   more
  • Museo Archeologico, Palermo

    14. Museo Archeologico

    Even if going to Museums is not your thing, this is a good place to start. First it is situated in a fine old religious building (with 2 cloisters) Second it has many of the Antiquities of W. Sicily...   more
  • Out of Palermo - Etna, Palermo

    15. Out of Palermo - Etna

    ETNA the great vulcan, the biggest in Europe with 3300, and still active Living near Etna means also living with Etna. Funny: You´ll find some snow on Etna. Awfully: the guide on the top is talking...   more
  • Out of Palermo - Taormina, Palermo

    16. Out of Palermo - Taormina

    The GREEK AMPHITHEATRE was built in the third century BC, and expanded by the Romans, who enlarged the stage and added a partial roof (now destroyed). Reserved seating existed even in Greek times; a...   more
  • Out of Palermo - Agrigento, Palermo

    17. Out of Palermo - Agrigento

    It´s a small very pritty city in the south of Sicily. You can reach it by the train. Go and see the Valley of the temples, great filling but hope that it would be rainy And don´t miss to see the...   more
  • Galleria Regionale di Sicilia, Palermo

    18. Galleria Regionale di Sicilia

    The Galleria Regionale di Sicilia. This is a sad museum to visit, because the works of art are not properly taken care of. Employees smoke RIGHT NEXT TO THE CANVASES. Elderly visitors RUB THEIR...   more
  • Out of Palermo - Lipari, Palermo

    19. Out of Palermo - Lipari

  • Avoid Zoology Museum, Palermo

    20. Avoid Zoology Museum

    The Museo dell'Instituto di Zoologia is as dead as the pale fish with blank stares and open mouths. Even the high school students that I shared the museum with...   more
  • La Zisa, Palermo

    21. La Zisa

    On our self-guided walking tour of Palermo, we stopped by La Zisa, a former Norman palace that was part of their royal hunting grounds on the outskirts of...   more
  • Walking To The Port, Palermo

    22. Walking To The Port

    More near the bottom of your "what to do" list would be a walk to the port area. It is not far from most of the hotels in the center and actually is quite nice...   more
  • Waterfront, Palermo

    23. Waterfront

    It is easy to forget when in Palermo that it is a seaside town, the streets in the center are narrow and the city is spread out a lot, but if you take the time...   more
  • La Zisa, Palermo

    24. La Zisa

    For all their French beginnings and Christian beliefs, the Normans were enamoured of the lifestyle of the Saracens they'd displaced as rulers of the island...   more
  • Palermo's seaside playground, Palermo

    25. Palermo's seaside playground

    8 kilometres noth of Palermo, sheltered by the huge crag of Monte Pelligrino and with 2 kilometres of curving beach crammed with painted beach huts, Mondello is...   more

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