Best places: Tourist attractions in Palermo

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Chiesa del Gesù di Casa Professa
Catholic church
Prominent baroque-style church completed in the 1630s with frescoes & many bas-relief sculptures.
4.80 (4.1K reviews)
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Palazzo Conte Federico - Museum
Historical place museum
👍👍 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!
4.80 (1.1K reviews)
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Teatro Massimo
Performing arts theater
This lavish auditorium was built in 1897 & remains Italy's largest with a seated capacity of 1,387.
4.70 (49K reviews)
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Palermo Cathedral
Cathedral
4 bell towers top this architecturally diverse church dating from the 1100s & housing royal tombs.
4.70 (41.5K reviews)
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Church of San Giuseppe dei Padri Teatini
Catholic church
Soaring, 17th-century Sicilian Baroque Catholic church with marble, frescoes & a notable crucifix.
4.80 (778 reviews)
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Santuario di Santa Rosalia
Sanctuary
Iconic 17th-century church carved into a rocky mountainside & dedicated to a medieval saint.
4.70 (6.8K reviews)
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Chiesa Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio (Chiesa della Martorana)
Church
Domed Norman-era church with ornate baroque remodelling known for its landmark Byzantine mosaics.
4.70 (4.6K reviews)
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Murale Falcone e Borsellino
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Heartwarming local mural of Falcone and Borsellino, two anti-Mafia magistrates who lost their lives trying to dismantle the mafia in Sicily. I’m happy the city is paying homage to two heroes who we can thank for the Palermo/ Sicily we have today! Very interesting to learn how the mafia has been redu...
4.80 (697 reviews)
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Chiesa di Santa Caterina d'Alessandria
Catholic church
Grand Catholic church in the city center with ornate decor & a collection of precious artworks.
4.70 (1.6K 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 (1.3K reviews)
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Chiesa di San Francesco di Paola
Catholic church
😐 as most of churches, there is a quiet environment and leading to meditation... especially where there is only you and The Lord..
4.70 (1.2K reviews)
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Oratorio di Santa Cita
Catholic church
👍👍 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...
4.70 (911 reviews)
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Church of Saint Augustine
Catholic church
13th-century church with a mosaic facade opening to a stuccoed baroque interior & Gothic cloisters.
4.70 (895 reviews)
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No Mafia Memorial
Museum
👍👍 Wer sich für die Geschichte der Mafia und der Entmafiafizierung in Palermo interessiert sollte auf jeden Fall vorbei schauen. Der Eintritt ist kostenfrei, Spenden sind jedoch gern gesehen. Im Inneren kann man sehr viel Geschichte und Bilder bestaunen und erhält einen Einblick, wie man ihn durch Lehr...
4.70 (868 reviews)
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Quattro Canti
Historical landmark
Baroque, octagonal public plaza featuring 4 fountains topped by ornate statues in niches.
4.60 (25.6K reviews)
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L’albero dei 150 anni dell’Unità d’Italia (Ficus Macrophylla Subsp)
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Everything I wanted it to be and more. Truly an experience to be had. More spiritual than Palermo’s churches, more magnetic than its fountains, and more peaceful than its sea. Please visit for me and for yourself.
4.90 (260 reviews)
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Praetorian Fountain
Fountain
Landmark 1500s fountain known for its ornate, tiered design & nude statues of mythological figures.
4.60 (6.7K reviews)
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Riserva Naturale di Capo Gallo
Nature preserve
Rugged coastal nature reserve with steep cliffs & caves & a habitat for falcons, buzzards & owls.
4.60 (4.4K reviews)
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Basilica di San Francesco d'Assisi
Basilica
An elegant rose window & bold Gothic portal mark out this 1200s church, dedicated to St Francis.
4.70 (608 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 (567 reviews)
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