Best places: Things to dos in Palermo, Italy

👍👍 I recently went on the Palermo Free Walking Tour with Kairos Trip Sicily and I have to say, it was an amazing experience! Our guide Paulo was fantastic - not only was he knowledgeable about the city and its history, but he was also personable and engaging throughout the entire tour. The tour lasted...

Landmark Norman cathedral known for its ornate cloisters & bright gold mosaics of biblical stories.

Prominent baroque-style church completed in the 1630s with frescoes & many bas-relief sculptures.

👍👍 Unique experience, being able to visit a historically important palazzo that has been in the Federico family for 400 years. An intimate guided tour by a member of the family. Not to be missed!

This lavish auditorium was built in 1897 & remains Italy's largest with a seated capacity of 1,387.

4 bell towers top this architecturally diverse church dating from the 1100s & housing royal tombs.

Ancient chapel in the Palazzo dei Normanni known for its elaborate Byzantine mosaics & paintings.

Landmark 1500s fountain known for its ornate, tiered design & nude statues of mythological figures.

Iconic 17th-century church carved into a rocky mountainside & dedicated to a medieval saint.

Soaring, 17th-century Sicilian Baroque Catholic church with marble, frescoes & a notable crucifix.

Domed Norman-era church with ornate baroque remodelling known for its landmark Byzantine mosaics.

👍👍 Great "project" worth supporting. There are plenty of pictures. Some explanation in English. A film with English subtitle. Since it's a memorial and not a museum, I find it sufficient. It gives some insights and impulses to read more. It doesn't cost entrance but it is possible to buy books or leave...

👍👍 Rosk e Loste (Maurizio Giulio ‘Rosk’ Gebbia and Mirko ‘Loste’ Cavalletto) executed this striking mural of Sicilian anti-mafia prosecutors Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, murdered by the Sicilian mafia in separate bombings in 1992. The image itself is based on a famous photograph of the two fr...

Grand Catholic church in the city center with ornate decor & a collection of precious artworks.

👍👍 Definitely worth a visit, well curated mixed groupings of mostly contemporary art with a British bias, reflecting the origins of the collection. We ended up taking our time exploring the succession of gallery spaces and spent about 5 hours there. There are no wall captions, as you are invited to exp...

👍👍 Utterly beautiful, almost no one there. Nearly unknown to tourists. In my view, a supreme masterpiece: beyond worth the price of admission - worth the plane ticket! Serpotta's decorative scheme really isn't decoration at all. The visual program, kind of a rococo Sistine Chapel in stucco with marble...

Baroque, octagonal public plaza featuring 4 fountains topped by ornate statues in niches.

An elegant rose window & bold Gothic portal mark out this 1200s church, dedicated to St Francis.

Church built in 1506 but never completed, now used for open-air theatre, music & cultural events.

👍👍 This has to be the most underrated church in the world. Breathtaking interior, probably most PERFECT. Every piece is a work of art. Mostly made of stone, it's no surprise it took 140 years to complete. Please pay a visit to this church when you visit Palermo, I promise you will never forget it. For...