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Norman Palace
Historical place
Grand 9th century palace with a neo-classical facade, historic chapel & ornate royal apartments.
4.50 (21.2K reviews)
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Catacombe dei Cappuccini
Museum
Home to 8000 corpses dating from the 16th century to 1920, dressed & divided into categories.
4.30 (10.8K reviews)
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Palazzo Abatellis
Museum
1400s Catalan Gothic–style palace housing an art museum with woodwork & Renaissance paintings.
4.50 (2.1K reviews)
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Palazzo Butera
Museum
👍👍 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...
4.70 (1K reviews)
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Villa Malfitano - Whitaker
Museum
Flemish tapestries, Chinese enameled elephants & Sicilian paintings in a lavish 19th-century villa.
4.60 (971 reviews)
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Palazzo Chiaramonte Steri
Castle
1307 palace, now university building, home to medieval Hall of the Barons & the Philippine Prisons.
4.50 (686 reviews)
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No Mafia Memorial
Museum
👍👍 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...
4.80 (669 reviews)
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Ignazio Mormino Art and Archaeology Museum
Art gallery
👍👍 Wonderful place. It is possible to eat and to visit a beautiful museum (which has a ticket price equal to 5€). Within the museum there is a temporary exhibit of astonishing sculptures of Antonio Ugo (A Sicilian sculpture known all over the world; his sculpture have been exposed to the Biennale di Ve...
4.40 (643 reviews)
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Church of the Immaculate Conception
Catholic church
👍👍 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...
4.70 (517 reviews)
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Catacombe di Porta d'Ossuna
Archaeological museum
Early Christian catacomb featuring tunnels, 4th-century frescoes & tours led by archaeologists.
4.50 (439 reviews)
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Museo di Zoologia Pietro Doderlein
Museum
👍👍 The museum is full of specimens of all species preserved with various methods and in a good state of conservation. The display cases are well kept and collect species from all over the Mediterranean area and not, absolutely worth visiting.
4.60 (289 reviews)
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Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa
Cultural center
👍👍 I Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa costituiscono una delle realtà più interessanti dal punto di vista culturale e dello spettacolo, a livello nazionale. Originariamente era un area industriale di Palermo, oggi riconvertita in uno spazio artistico estremamente variegato e dinamico. Oltre ai capannoni ri...
4.30 (232 reviews)