Best places: Catholic churches in Monreale, Italy

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.

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.

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.

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

👍👍 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...

👍👍 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...

👍 1071-The first building of the church with the Basilian monastery of cloistered nuns was founded by Robert Guiscard in Norman times. Today nothing remains of the ancient monastery, almost completely bombed in 1943, the remains were incorporated in a modern building which now houses a school. Fresco...

👍 Incredible place where you can admire the beauty and the mighty of the Catholic Church

👍👍 La Basilica è bellissima in tutto!!! Sia per gli affreschi e le tante bellissime opere che vi sono all'interno e di come è tenuta. Poi vi è una organizzazione veramente positiva capitanata dal Monsignore almeno credo che lo sia e se non lo è mi auguro che lo facciano perché è veramente bravo e compe...

👍 This oratory of Saint Lawrence was originally not a church, but rather was a meeting place for business guild members to meet and talk. The sculptures lining the upper walls are not marble, but instead have a wooden core covered by a stucco of marble dust. The original Caravaggio painting was stolen...

👍👍 É um lindo lugar! Uma linda igreja!

Atmospheric Arabic-style Norman church built in 1154 with mosaic floors & 3 red domes.

👍👍 Da qualche settimana è possibile, acquistando un biglietto da 7 euro, oltre che visitare la chiesa del Carmine Maggiore all'interno dello storico ed animato mercato storico di Ballarò, salire sul suo campanile da cui si può ammirare la splendida cupola maiolicata della chiesa, coi suoi possenti tela...

👍👍 Beautiful church.

Deconsecrated, red-domed medieval church with a courtyard & combination of Arab-Norman architecture.

👍 La chiesa è fuori dal centro e da qualsiasi itinerario turistico! Eppure è davvero un gioiello di epoca arabo-normanna, che per impianto e struttura si avvicina a San Giovanni degli eremiti e san Cataldo! Poco distante di trova anche il monumentale ponte fatto costruire da Giorgio di Antiochia per a...