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Palermo trip planner
A guide to the chaotic and colorful capital city of Sicily
Via Dante 52, Palermo
tel. +39-091-740-7793 or 09-740-7788
www.palermotourism.com
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- The glittering mosaics of Palazzo dei Normanni
- Serpotta's stuccoed chapels
- The cave-church Sanctuario di Santa Rosalia
- The paintings in the Palazzo Abatellis
- The golden mosaics of La Martorana
- The quiet gardens and Moorish domes of San Giovanni degli Eremiti
- The creepy Catacombe del Convento dei Cappuccini
- Palermo's Street Markets
- The amazing Monreale Cathedral
Sicily's capital is a tough place to love.
The dustiest gem of a city in Europe, it contains some of Sicily's greatest sights and museums, yet it still hasn’t rebuilt entire bombed-out neighborhoods that were destroyed during World War II.
Despite the efforts of a crusading anti-Mafia mayor, Cosa Nostra still strangles the city.
But amid the rubble and trash-filled alleys you’ll find gloriously stuccoed oratories, glittering 12th-century mosaics, puppet theaters, art museums, and busy fish markets bursting with life and color.
» A brief history of PalermoIt would be difficult to give the city less than two or three days, but Palermo is far from the most welcoming of towns, making it tough to stay longer and truly get under its skin to see what makes this city so resoundingly not tick.
Tips
- Planning your time: Again, I'd try to give the city at least two days—for the churches, markets, and art museum of the Old Center, the Cappella Palatina, and a day trip to nearby Monreale.
- A festival: Palermo's blowout festival is on July 14, when they celebrate "U Fistinu," the feast of patroness St. Rosalia, with costumed processions and a fantastic fireworks display over the harbor.
Related pages
- Sights in Palermo
- Hotels in Palermo
- Restaurants in Palermo
- Palermo planning FAQ (getting there, city layout, getting around)
- Palermo homepage
- Sicily homepage
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