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BAGHERIA
Set in the extensive greenery of citrus fruit and olive trees, right on the sea and not far from Palermo is Bagheria, an important commercial centre in the Conca d'Oro. Here stand some of the most sumptuous Baroque villas in the Palermo district. The...
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PALATINE CHAPEL IN PALERMO
The magnificent Palatine Chapel is the pre-eminent symbol of Palermo, inserted like a precious jewel in the superb and mighty Norman Palace. Erected in 1130 on the orders of King Roger II and consecrated in 1140, the chapel has a basilican plan and a...
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CARINI
Not far from Palermo, among the bright colours of the citrus groves and the intense blue of the sea is Carini, a place well-known for the extraordinary fertility of its land, for plentiful water and the variety of its fruit. Founded on the remains of...
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CATHEDRAL OF PALERMO
Palermo cathedral is an example of a mixture of styles brought about by much restructuring. It was built in 1184 on the orders of Archbishop Offamilio on the site of a pre-existing basilica. Modified between the fourteenth and sixteenth century, in t...
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CHURCH OF S. GIOVANNI DEGLI EREMITI IN PALERMO
The Church of S. Giovanni degli Eremiti is one of the most interesting Norman monuments in the city of Palermo. Modelled on typically Arabian-style architecture, as the five small red domes on the building testify, the church has a very unusual entr...
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CHURCH OF ST.FRANCIS OF ASSISI IN PALERMO
The Church of St. Francis of Assisi, situated in the merchants' quarter, is one of the most important churches of Palermo. Erected between 1255 and 1277, it has been changed many times over the centuries: between the fourteenth and sixteenth century ...
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SICILIAN REGIONAL GALLERY IN PALERMO
The Sicilian Regional Gallery is housed in the sumptuous Abatellis palace, a magnificent fifteenth-century building, in late-Catalan Gothic style, with Renaissance elements. The portals modelled with relief work are magnificent and the double and tri...
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GASTRONOMIA DI PALERMO
palermitana cookery is a delight to the eye and the palate, for centuries it has perfectly embodied the gastronomic soul of the Mediterranean. Unchallenged queen of the recipes is the aubergine, the first courses are sensational, also because, accord...
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MONREALE
Just 8 km. from Palermo, clinging to a rocky spur that dominates the Conca d'Oro, stands Monreale, a Baroque town, well-known as a touristic and crafts centre, but above all because it contains one of the most splendid gems even of the rich Italian a...
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MUSEUMS OF PALERMO
The city of Palermo, with a wealth of magnificent museums, is the real cultural capital of the province and certainly one of the most lively centres of the whole region. The E. Restivo Civic Gallery of Modern Art is very interesting, housed on the l...
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DIOCESAN MUSEUM OF PALERMO
The Diocesan Museum of Palermo, founded in 1927 by Cardinal Lualdi, is housed in the superb setting of the archbishop's palace, situated in Piazza Duomo. Access to the museum, that was enlarged and reorganised in 1952 on the orders of Cardinal Ruffin...
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MUSEO INTERNAZIONALE DELLE MARIONETTE
The Palazzo Fatta stands on elegant Via Butera, the seat of the Association for the preservation of popular traditions, that contains the most unusual museum in Palermo: the International Marionette Museum. There are more than 2,500 exhibits spreadin...
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ORATORY OF SANTA CITA AT PALERMO
The Santa Cita or Zita Oratory in Palermo is entered through an elegant portico shaded by magnificent trees and is indissolubly linked to the name of one of the greatest of Sicilian stucco artists, Giacomo Serpotta. The brilliant artist worked on the...
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NOBLE RESIDENCES OF PALERMO
The Palazzo Pretorio, also called delle Aquile owing to the gigantic marble bird of prey perched over the portal, was once the seat of the palermitano senate. Nowadays the City Hall, it was built in 1463 and restructured several times during centurie...
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PALAZZO MIRTO OF PALERMO
Palazzo Mirto, declared a national monument, is one of the most sumptuous noble residences in Palermo. Situated in the heart of the old city, between Via Merli and Via Longarini, the building was erected at the end of the eighteenth century on the si...
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PALAZZO DEI NORMANNI OF PALERMO
One of the monuments of the greatest historical and artistic interest in Palermo is the Palazzo dei Normanni, also known as Palazzo Reale. Built by the Arabs in the ninth century AD, probably on the remains of a previous building, a Carthaginian fort...
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QUATTRO CANTI E PIAZZA PRETORIA OF PALERMO
Piazza Vigliena, better known as The Quattro Canti or Theatre of the Sun, because it is kissed by the sun from dawn to dusk, and it is the heart or the "sitting-room" so to speak of Palermo. Created at the start of the seventeenth century at the cros...
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THEATRE MASSIMO OF PALERMO
Beautiful Piazza Verdi opens out almost on the boundary between the new and the old city. The square was reorganised at the end of the nineteenth century with magnificent trees and in the heart of the square rises the majestic bulk of the neo-classic...
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THEATRE POLITEAMA OF PALERMO
On the lovely Piazza Ruggero Settimo, characterised by the greenery of the palm trees and many monuments, stands the imposing Politeama, one of the most important theatres in Palermo. Constructed at the end of the nineteenth century to the design of ...
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VILLE E GIARDINI
Palermo, the capital of Sicily, is a well-tended and habitable city, with extensive public gardens and parks. Among these is the green heart of the city, the Orto Botanico, one of the most important botanical gardens in Europe. It is notable for its ...
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ZISA OF PALERMO
Recognised as one of the most beautiful Arabian-Norman buildings in the world, the Zisa (from the Arabic "el aziz" meaning splendid) of Palermo is a superb Fatimite-style castle, built on the orders of William I in the second half of the twelfth cent...
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MARTORANA OF PALERMO
The palermitana church of Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio, better known as Martorana, was built in 1143 on the orders of George of Antioch, the admiral of King Roger II. A fine example of Norman architecture, the building took the name of Eloisa Martoran...
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CUBA OF PALERMO
The Cuba, a splendid building nowadays incorporated in the courtyard of the Tukory barracks, is one of the most majestic examples of Fatimid architecture in the city of Palermo. Built on the orders of William II in 1180, in the Norman park of the Gen...
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REGIONAL ARCHAEOLOGY MUSEUM OF PALERMO
The Palermo Regional Archaeology Museum, contains notably interesting and comprehensive collections, excellent testimony to the depth of Mediterranean civilisation, and in particular to that of ancient Sicily, it is one of Italy's leading archaeologi...
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MONDELLO
On the lovely bay that opens between Mounts Galli and Pellegrino stands Mondello, one of the most famous Sicilian bathing resorts and the lido of the city of Palermo, about 13 kilometres away. Developed around an old fishing village, where a tuna pro...
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Palermo
 Provincial capital and seat of regional government, Palermo is the largest and most important city in Sicily. Its magnificent geographical situation – between the Bay of Palermo on the Tyrrhenian Sea and the mountains that border the Conca d’Oro – and the city itself, richly interwoven by centuries of art, make it an especially attractive tourist destination. Palermo is a lively cultural centre and magical meeting place of Mediterranean civilisations, a place with its own distinctive character and stirring popular traditions.
Hotels
Hotel Sicilia
Palermo, Via divisi, 99. Situated in the city center of palermo....
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