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| Monreale Via Provinciale, Mondello, 90046 |  |
Monreale was a revelation! If football hadn’t brought us to Palermo I don’t think we would ever have visited this place, and I confess I hadn’t heard of it prior to our visit. Yet it has the most amazing cathedral – when... more
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| Piazza Marina Piazza Marina, Palermo, 90133 | |
| Teatro Massimo Piazza G. Verdi, Palermo, 90138 | |
... largest in Europe with a capacity for 3,200 spectators. It was an appropriately grand venue for the great tenor Enrico Caruso, whose career took off here. Today’s regulations allow only about 1,350 in the audience, b... more
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| Palazzo dei Normanni P.zza Indipendenza, Palermo, 90129 | |
The history of the palace can be traced to the 9th century and the days of the Arab emirs and their harems, but probably goes back even further: The Arabs built the palace on an older Roman and Punic fortress. Over time ... more
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| La Cuba C.so Calatafimi, 100, Palermo, 90129 |  |
meaning cube or square-shaped structure. It has nothing to do with the Caribbean island of the same name. Built in 1180 by King William II, it was a kind of summer palace with royal gardens where the court came to escape... more
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| Magione Via Magione, Palermo, 90133 | |
La Chiesa e il Chiostro fanno parte del complesso della SS Trinità del Cancelliere. La fondazione risale alla fine del XII secolo, ma probabilmente esisteva un edificio più antico, poi incorporato nelle costruzioni del c... more
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| The Catacombs at the Convento dei Cappuccini Convento dei Cappuccini, piazza Cappuccini 1, Palermo, 90129 | |
The process of mummification was initially done by laying the bodies in rooms located within the Catacombs. The bodies would undergo a process of dehydration. Once this process was complete they would wash the bodies in ... more
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| Duomo di Monreale P.zza Duomo, Monreale - Palermo, 90046 | |
Once inside my eyes were drawn to the beautiful wooden sculptured ceiling and right in front above the altar a mosaic of Christ Pancreator flanked by angels and saints. When I was used to the semi-darkness I saw a galaxy... more
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| Vucciria Market Via V. Emanuele, Palermo, 90100 | |
THE OLD MARKETS Opening hours: Weekdays from the earl morning to the evening; closed on holidays. LA VUCCIRIA In Caracciolo square and neighbours, its name comes from the french word 'boucherie' that means butcher's mark... more
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| Ballaro Street Market Alberghieria quarter, Palermo, 90100 | |
The tour includes a stretch of the sprawling and picturesque Ballaro street market and visits to local artisans (our group went to a small, old-fashioned factory that made carob candy), a look into the courtyards of medi... more
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