Guidebook for Palermo

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Guidebook for Palermo

Essentials

Caribbean looking beaches. Free wifi nearby!
209 locals recommend
Mondello Beach
209 locals recommend
Caribbean looking beaches. Free wifi nearby!
free wifi internet, Commercial centre, shopping, groceries
120 locals recommend
Centro commerciale "Conca d'oro"
1963 Via G. Lanza di Scalea
120 locals recommend
free wifi internet, Commercial centre, shopping, groceries
Fantastic value
10 locals recommend
Lidl
19 Viale Aiace
10 locals recommend
Fantastic value
Fantastic value
8 locals recommend
Eurospin
208 Viale Aiace
8 locals recommend
Fantastic value
Fruit and vegetables
Pizzichella dei Fratelli Salvato SNC
105 Via Lorenzo Iandolino
Fruit and vegetables
Open from 8pm to 8am every day and more hours during weekends. Its the local first aid for small accidents or sicknesses.
7 locals recommend
Guardia Medica
12 Via Lorenzo Iandolino
7 locals recommend
Open from 8pm to 8am every day and more hours during weekends. Its the local first aid for small accidents or sicknesses.
Nearest Accident and Emergencies unit.
Presidio Villa Sofia
1 Piazza Salerno
Nearest Accident and Emergencies unit.
Our local laundrette
Lavanderia la Fatina
59 Via Partanna Mondello
Our local laundrette

Getting Around

Palermo's Airport
99 locals recommend
Palermo Airport
99 locals recommend
Palermo's Airport
MEETING point
Eni
Viale Venere
MEETING point
Ring them for cheat taxi from airport +39 091 8481
Radio Taxi Trinacria
20 Via Suor Maria Dolores di Majo
Ring them for cheat taxi from airport +39 091 8481
Our local bike rental, just 10€ per day!
ParkinGalatea Autolavaggio&Autonoleggio
6/D Viale Galatea
Our local bike rental, just 10€ per day!

Everything Else

Pharmacy
9 locals recommend
Farmacia Mercadante Ignazio Dr Giordano
44 Via Carbone
9 locals recommend
Pharmacy

Food Scene

small restaurant very nice!
42 locals recommend
Badalamenti Cucina e Bottega
55 Viale Galatea
42 locals recommend
small restaurant very nice!
Very good value and fresh fish
43 locals recommend
Trattoria da Calogero
22 Via Torre di Mondello
43 locals recommend
Very good value and fresh fish
Excellent pizza and restaurant
La Casetta Della Nonna
68 Via Giuseppe Ingegneros
Excellent pizza and restaurant
Very good pizza and restaurant
I Tre Porcellini Ristorante Pizzeria
83 Via Ausonia
Very good pizza and restaurant
Quite nice traditional restaurant
35 locals recommend
Casa del Brodo dal Dottore
175 Via Vittorio Emanuele
35 locals recommend
Quite nice traditional restaurant
One of the best ice cream and patisserie of Palermo
14 locals recommend
Spinnato
12 P.za Castelnuovo
14 locals recommend
One of the best ice cream and patisserie of Palermo
Pizza and a nice family restaurant
15 locals recommend
La Vecchia Masseria
108 Via Saline
15 locals recommend
Pizza and a nice family restaurant
Pizza
14 locals recommend
Villa Antigone Ristorante Pizzeria
40 Via Antigone
14 locals recommend
Pizza
Quirky restaurant with excellent food!
SOALI Accademia del Gusto
3/5/7 Via Socrate
Quirky restaurant with excellent food!
Fish and seafood
Capricci di Mare
4A Via Scalo di Sferracavallo
Fish and seafood
Fish and seafood
Antica Trattoria Sferracavallo
17 Via Torretta
Fish and seafood
Fantastic place to grab a quick bite
Lo Scrigno dei Sapori
83 Piazza Principe di Camporeale
Fantastic place to grab a quick bite
Probably one of the best pizza in Palermo
18 locals recommend
Sciuscià
212 Via Dante Alighieri
18 locals recommend
Probably one of the best pizza in Palermo
Fine dining for a great price!
26 locals recommend
Osteria dei Vespri
6 Piazza Croce dei Vespri
26 locals recommend
Fine dining for a great price!
Excellent typical trattoria where you could try traditional food!
175 locals recommend
Ferro di Cavallo
20 Via Venezia
175 locals recommend
Excellent typical trattoria where you could try traditional food!
Smallish place, better to be there early. Probably one of the best pizza of Palermo.
16 locals recommend
Arte e Tradizione
2 Via Santa Teresa
16 locals recommend
Smallish place, better to be there early. Probably one of the best pizza of Palermo.
Iconic sicilian wine producer. Produces the famous Marsala.
83 locals recommend
Cantine Florio
1 Via Vincenzo Florio
83 locals recommend
Iconic sicilian wine producer. Produces the famous Marsala.

Sightseeing

Exceptional view of palermo!
101 locals recommend
Sanctuary of Saint Rosalia
Via Bonanno Pietro
101 locals recommend
Exceptional view of palermo!
True center of the city, with the original roman road crossing the arabic one. Lots of things to see around there!
344 locals recommend
Quattro Canti
Via Maqueda
344 locals recommend
True center of the city, with the original roman road crossing the arabic one. Lots of things to see around there!
One of the most ancient markets of Palermo
321 locals recommend
Capo Market
. Via Cappuccinelle
321 locals recommend
One of the most ancient markets of Palermo
Example of a aristocrat house of early 900. It still contains original furniture!
96 locals recommend
Museo Palazzo Mirto House Museum
2 Via Merlo
96 locals recommend
Example of a aristocrat house of early 900. It still contains original furniture!
Original walls protecting the city and very nice place where to have a walk!
72 locals recommend
Foro Italico
Foro Italico Umberto I
72 locals recommend
Original walls protecting the city and very nice place where to have a walk!
Botanical garden of Palermo, containing samples of the most diverse plants!
148 locals recommend
Zagara
148 locals recommend
Botanical garden of Palermo, containing samples of the most diverse plants!
The green belt of Palermo. Originally the king's hunting reserve.
147 locals recommend
Parco della Favorita
147 locals recommend
The green belt of Palermo. Originally the king's hunting reserve.
Absolutely stunning marine reserve of Palermo. The entrance is hidden!
26 locals recommend
Capo Gallo
26 locals recommend
Absolutely stunning marine reserve of Palermo. The entrance is hidden!
Fishermen village next to Palermo. Plenty of Fish restaurants!
63 locals recommend
Sferracavallo
63 locals recommend
Fishermen village next to Palermo. Plenty of Fish restaurants!

Arts & Culture

Fatimid building of Normal age. The name derives from Aziz, brilliant. Fortress where the Emir used to live.
212 locals recommend
The Zisa Castle
Piazza Zisa
212 locals recommend
Fatimid building of Normal age. The name derives from Aziz, brilliant. Fortress where the Emir used to live.
One of the most beautiful theatre in Europe still working full time!
834 locals recommend
Teatro Massimo
Piazza Giuseppe Verdi
834 locals recommend
One of the most beautiful theatre in Europe still working full time!
King's Palace and now parliament of Sicily built from the arabs in the IX century.
494 locals recommend
Norman Palace
1 Piazza del Parlamento
494 locals recommend
King's Palace and now parliament of Sicily built from the arabs in the IX century.
An absolute fantastic gem that is a must see! Built by the Normans in the XII century.
359 locals recommend
Palatine Chapel
1 Piazza del Parlamento
359 locals recommend
An absolute fantastic gem that is a must see! Built by the Normans in the XII century.
One of the gateway to the original fortified city. Built in the XVI century over an pre-existent older one.
50 locals recommend
Porta Nuova
475 Via Vittorio Emanuele
50 locals recommend
One of the gateway to the original fortified city. Built in the XVI century over an pre-existent older one.
One of the most significant churches built by the Normans probably over a mosque.
155 locals recommend
San Giovanni degli Eremiti
16 Via dei Benedettini
155 locals recommend
One of the most significant churches built by the Normans probably over a mosque.
Plaza open in the Cassaro area, the original arabic fortress. Quite exquisite example of baroque building.
21 locals recommend
Piazza Bologni
Piazza Bologni
21 locals recommend
Plaza open in the Cassaro area, the original arabic fortress. Quite exquisite example of baroque building.
The mother church of Palermo, built in the XII century a definitive must see! Inside you can see the King's tombs.
746 locals recommend
Palermo Cathedral
490 Via Vittorio Emanuele
746 locals recommend
The mother church of Palermo, built in the XII century a definitive must see! Inside you can see the King's tombs.
Medioeval church (built in 200AD) contains plaster work of Serpotta
6 locals recommend
Sant'Agostino, Palermo
3 Via Francesco Raimondo
6 locals recommend
Medioeval church (built in 200AD) contains plaster work of Serpotta
One of the most prominent baroque churches of Palermo. Contains the tombs of the most famous peoples from Palermo
48 locals recommend
Chiesa di San Domenico
Piazza San Domenico
48 locals recommend
One of the most prominent baroque churches of Palermo. Contains the tombs of the most famous peoples from Palermo
Another must see. Especially the hidden oratorio. Fantastic plaster works from Serpotta!
53 locals recommend
Oratory of Santa Cita
3 Via Valverde
53 locals recommend
Another must see. Especially the hidden oratorio. Fantastic plaster works from Serpotta!
A brilliant example of Serpotta's plaster works at the height of his craft!
25 locals recommend
Oratorio dell'Immacolatella
1 Via Immacolatella
25 locals recommend
A brilliant example of Serpotta's plaster works at the height of his craft!
House of the most powerful feudal family in Sicily. Excellent building to visit!
150 locals recommend
Palazzo Chiaramonte
60 Piazza Marina
150 locals recommend
House of the most powerful feudal family in Sicily. Excellent building to visit!
Beautiful church containing works of Gagini
30 locals recommend
Chiesa di Santa Maria della Catena
snc Piazzetta delle Dogane
30 locals recommend
Beautiful church containing works of Gagini
Carnelivari's building looks understated from outside. Wait till u get inside and have a look at the Regional Art Gallery!
259 locals recommend
Palazzo Abatellis
4 Via Alloro
259 locals recommend
Carnelivari's building looks understated from outside. Wait till u get inside and have a look at the Regional Art Gallery!
One of the first Gesuit church in Sicily. The inside contains exceptional works!
178 locals recommend
Church of the Gesu
21 Piazza Casa Professa
178 locals recommend
One of the first Gesuit church in Sicily. The inside contains exceptional works!
Norman church built in the XII century. Inside is completely covered in rich mosaics!
342 locals recommend
Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio (La Martorana)
3 Piazza Bellini
342 locals recommend
Norman church built in the XII century. Inside is completely covered in rich mosaics!
Monumental space surrounded by great buildings. The neoclassic fountain is a MUST see
296 locals recommend
Piazza Pretoria
Piazza Pretoria
296 locals recommend
Monumental space surrounded by great buildings. The neoclassic fountain is a MUST see
One of the most important museums of Italy due to the large quantity of artworks preserved
173 locals recommend
Regional Archeological Museum Antonio Salinas
Piazza Olivella
173 locals recommend
One of the most important museums of Italy due to the large quantity of artworks preserved
Another large theatre in Palermo, this one famous for symphonic music
336 locals recommend
Politeama Garibaldi
2 Via Filippo Turati
336 locals recommend
Another large theatre in Palermo, this one famous for symphonic music
King's favourite house. Also Nelson and Lady Hamilton were there. Neoclassic building with strong chinese influence. Do not forget to visit the museum!
96 locals recommend
Palazzina Cinese
1 Viale Duca degli Abruzzi
96 locals recommend
King's favourite house. Also Nelson and Lady Hamilton were there. Neoclassic building with strong chinese influence. Do not forget to visit the museum!
Very famous for the catacombs where hundreds of mummies are preserved and exposed to visitors!
10 locals recommend
Cappuccini station
10 locals recommend
Very famous for the catacombs where hundreds of mummies are preserved and exposed to visitors!
A masterpiece of Norman age. The inside if completely covered in gold and mosaics. The definitive must see!
237 locals recommend
Monreale Cathedral
1 Piazza Guglielmo II
237 locals recommend
A masterpiece of Norman age. The inside if completely covered in gold and mosaics. The definitive must see!
597 locals recommend
Segesta Temple
Contrada Barbaro
597 locals recommend
747 locals recommend
Erice
747 locals recommend

Shopping

Availability of excellent freshly cooked food! Open late
42 locals recommend
Carrefour Supermarket
101 B/C Via Castelforte
42 locals recommend
Availability of excellent freshly cooked food! Open late