Guided tour of Palermo and the Royal Palace
Description
Fascinating tour of Palermo, discovering the history and curiosities behind the historical monuments in the city.
Eventual entrance fees during the tour:
- Admission ticket Royal Palace
Detailed programme
During the tour, the following places of interest will be visited:
- Royal Palace or of the Normans with Palatine Chapel, is home to the ARS, Sicilian Regional Assembly, a Parliament counted among the oldest in Europe
Inside the complex it is possible to visit the Palatine Chapel, commissioned by the first Catholic ruler of Sicily, Roger II (exterior, optional interior) - Theatro Massimo (exterior, optional interior) which is third largest theater in Europe, the work of Basile
- We continue the walk to the 4 Canti that divide the city into 4 districts or districts, remarkable Baroque masterpiece
- FollowingPretoria Square, also called the Square of Shame because of the presence of statues that are uncovered in front of the two aforementioned Christian churches
- Piazza Bellini or ancient plan of San Cataldo, which was in medieval times, the civic center of the city and from the 13th century the seat of the Praetorian Court of Palermo before the Palazzo Senatorio
was built
three churches overlook this square:- Santa Caterina
- Church of the Martorana
- Church of San Cataldo, Cathedral that boasts, among the Norman parts, the external apse on the eastern side, in which there is no lack of an oriental Arab touch enlivened by lava inlays and interlaced arches