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Palatine Chapel Located on the first floor of the Norman Palace, the Palatine Chapel was built from 1130 to 1132 under the reign of Roger II as the main chapel of the Royal Palace. The Cathedral The Cathedral is considered to be “History Book of Palermo”, because all dominations which have taken control over the […]

Benedictine Abbey of San Martino delle Scale Located in the valley of the same name, 507 metres over sea level, according to tradition the Benedictine Abbey of San Martino delle Scale was founded by Pope Gregory the Great. The Ancient Bathing Establishment of Mondello The Ancient Bathing Establishment of Mondello was born in the early […]

Al Massimo Theatre The author of the project for the current Teatro “Al Massimo” (originally CineTeatro Massimo), is Giovan Battista Santangelo (1889-1966), an engineer trained at the school of Ernesto Basile, from whom he maintains the attention to good craft and the essence of taste. The Bellini Theatre The Bellini Theatre is the oldest in […]

The Utveggio Castle Located on Monte Pellegrino, at an altitude of 346 metres, it was built in 1934 in a pseudo-Sicilian style, initially designed as a hotel by order of Cavaliere Michele Utveggio. Villa Castelnuovo The villa was refurbished, after 1768, by Gaetano Cottone e Morso who made it a field of experimental cultivation, followed […]

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